RHIT EXAM
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COMPLETE 400 VERIFIED QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES |ALREADY GRADED
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The type of statistics that makes a best guess about a larger group of data by drawing conclusions
from a smaller group of data is called:
a. Descriptive statistics
b. Inferential statistics
c. Generalized statistics
d. Mathematical statistics
b. Inferential statistics
Inferential statistics help make inferences or guesses about a larger group of data by drawing
conclusions from a small group of data
Which term is used to describe the number of inpatients present at the census-taking time each day
plus the number of inpatients who were both admitted and discharged after the census-taking time
the previous day?
a. Inpatient bed occupancy rate
b. Bed count
c. Average daily census
d. Daily inpatient census
d. Daily inpatient census
The result of the official count taken at midnight is the daily inpatient census. This is the number of
inpatients present at the official census-taking time each day. Also included in the daily inpatient
census are any patients who were admitted and discharged the same day
Recently, a local professional athlete was admitted to your facility for a procedure. During this
patient's hospital stay, access logs may need to be checked daily in order to determine:
a. Whether access by employees is appropriate
b. If the patient is satisfied with their stay
c. If it is necessary to order prescriptions for the patient
d. Whether the care to the patient meets quality standards
a. Whether access by employees is appropriate
If you want to display the parts of a whole in graphic form, what graphic technique would you use?
a. Table
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b. Histogram
c. Line graph
d. Pie chart
d. Pie chart
Information that has been taken from the health records of injured patients and entered into the
trauma registry database has been:
a. Aggregated
b. Mapped
c. Abstracted
d. Queried
c. Abstracted
After trauma cases have been identified, information is abstracted from the health records of the
injured patients and entered into the trauma registry database
What number is assigned to a case when it is first entered in a cancer registry?
a. Accession number
b. Patient number
c. Health record number
d. Medical record number
a. Accession number
The process of extracting and analyzing large volumes of data from a database for the purpose of
identifying hidden and sometimes subtle relationships or patterns and using those relationships to
predict behaviors is called:
a. Data mining
b. Data warehouse
c. Data searching
d. Big data
a. Data mining
Data mining is the process of extracting and analyzing large volumes of data from a database for the
purpose of identifying hidden and sometimes subtle relationships or patterns and using those
relationships to predict behaviors
Suppose that 6 males and 14 females are in a class of 20 students with the data reported as 3/1. What
term could be used to describe the comparison?
a. Average
b. Percentage
c. Proportion
d. Rate
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c. Proportion
A proportion is a particular type of ratio in which x is a portion of the whole (x + y)
One of the questions on the patient satisfaction survey that is sent to the patient after discharge
asks for the number of times the nurses checked the patient's vital signs in a day. This is an example
of which type of data?
a. Qualitative
b. Interval
c. Nominal
d. Quantitative
d. Quantitative
Healthcare data are divided into two broad categories of quantitative and qualitative data.
Quantitative data are numeric while qualitative data describe observations. Quantitative data can be
numerically counted. They deal with measurements
Data elements collected on large populations of individuals and stored in databases are referred to
as:
a. Statistics
b. Information
c. Aggregate data
d. Standard
c. Aggregate data
Which of the following uniquely identifies each record in a database table?
a. Data definition
b. Data element
c. Foreign key
d. Primary key
d. Primary key
Which of the following is made up of claims data from Medicare claims submitted by acute-care
hospitals and skilled nursing facilities?
a. NPDB
b. MEDPAR
c. HIPDB
d. UHDDS
b. MEDPAR
The Medicare Provider Analysis and Review (MEDPAR) file is made up of acute care hospital and SNF
claims data for all Medicare claims.
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Information collected in a cancer registry typically includes:
A. Type and stage of cancer, total charges, and claims reconciliation
B. Stage of cancer, patient demographic information, and total charges
C. Patient demographic information, claims reconciliation, and type of cancer
D. Type and stage of cancer and patient demographic information
D. Type and stage of cancer and patient demographic information
In performing quantitative analysis of an emergency room health record, which of the following data
elements would the health information technician look for to be present in the record?
A. Advance directive, correspondence, anesthesia report
B. Patient identification, time and means of patient arrival, pertinent history of illness
C. Consent for treatment, advance directive, consent to disclose information
D. Results of tests, consent for treatment, anesthesia report
B. Patient identification, time and means of patient arrival, pertinent history of illness
Reviewing a health record for missing signatures and medical reports is called:
A. Assembly
B. Indexing
C. Analysis
D. Coding
C. Analysis
This type of healthcare organization review is conducted at the request of the healthcare facility
seeking accreditation.
A. Voluntary review
B. Complimentary review
C. Vocational review
D. Compulsory review
A. Voluntary review
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RHIT EXAM PREP EXAM PREP 2025/2026
COMPLETE 400 VERIFIED QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES |ALREADY GRADED
A+||BRAND NEW!!!
The type of statistics that makes a best guess about a larger group of data by drawing conclusions
from a smaller group of data is called:
a. Descriptive statistics
b. Inferential statistics
c. Generalized statistics
d. Mathematical statistics
b. Inferential statistics
Inferential statistics help make inferences or guesses about a larger group of data by drawing
conclusions from a small group of data
Which term is used to describe the number of inpatients present at the census-taking time each day
plus the number of inpatients who were both admitted and discharged after the census-taking time
the previous day?
a. Inpatient bed occupancy rate
b. Bed count
c. Average daily census
d. Daily inpatient census
d. Daily inpatient census
The result of the official count taken at midnight is the daily inpatient census. This is the number of
inpatients present at the official census-taking time each day. Also included in the daily inpatient
census are any patients who were admitted and discharged the same day
Recently, a local professional athlete was admitted to your facility for a procedure. During this
patient's hospital stay, access logs may need to be checked daily in order to determine:
a. Whether access by employees is appropriate
b. If the patient is satisfied with their stay
c. If it is necessary to order prescriptions for the patient
d. Whether the care to the patient meets quality standards
a. Whether access by employees is appropriate
If you want to display the parts of a whole in graphic form, what graphic technique would you use?
a. Table
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b. Histogram
c. Line graph
d. Pie chart
d. Pie chart
Information that has been taken from the health records of injured patients and entered into the
trauma registry database has been:
a. Aggregated
b. Mapped
c. Abstracted
d. Queried
c. Abstracted
After trauma cases have been identified, information is abstracted from the health records of the
injured patients and entered into the trauma registry database
What number is assigned to a case when it is first entered in a cancer registry?
a. Accession number
b. Patient number
c. Health record number
d. Medical record number
a. Accession number
The process of extracting and analyzing large volumes of data from a database for the purpose of
identifying hidden and sometimes subtle relationships or patterns and using those relationships to
predict behaviors is called:
a. Data mining
b. Data warehouse
c. Data searching
d. Big data
a. Data mining
Data mining is the process of extracting and analyzing large volumes of data from a database for the
purpose of identifying hidden and sometimes subtle relationships or patterns and using those
relationships to predict behaviors
Suppose that 6 males and 14 females are in a class of 20 students with the data reported as 3/1. What
term could be used to describe the comparison?
a. Average
b. Percentage
c. Proportion
d. Rate
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c. Proportion
A proportion is a particular type of ratio in which x is a portion of the whole (x + y)
One of the questions on the patient satisfaction survey that is sent to the patient after discharge
asks for the number of times the nurses checked the patient's vital signs in a day. This is an example
of which type of data?
a. Qualitative
b. Interval
c. Nominal
d. Quantitative
d. Quantitative
Healthcare data are divided into two broad categories of quantitative and qualitative data.
Quantitative data are numeric while qualitative data describe observations. Quantitative data can be
numerically counted. They deal with measurements
Data elements collected on large populations of individuals and stored in databases are referred to
as:
a. Statistics
b. Information
c. Aggregate data
d. Standard
c. Aggregate data
Which of the following uniquely identifies each record in a database table?
a. Data definition
b. Data element
c. Foreign key
d. Primary key
d. Primary key
Which of the following is made up of claims data from Medicare claims submitted by acute-care
hospitals and skilled nursing facilities?
a. NPDB
b. MEDPAR
c. HIPDB
d. UHDDS
b. MEDPAR
The Medicare Provider Analysis and Review (MEDPAR) file is made up of acute care hospital and SNF
claims data for all Medicare claims.
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Information collected in a cancer registry typically includes:
A. Type and stage of cancer, total charges, and claims reconciliation
B. Stage of cancer, patient demographic information, and total charges
C. Patient demographic information, claims reconciliation, and type of cancer
D. Type and stage of cancer and patient demographic information
D. Type and stage of cancer and patient demographic information
In performing quantitative analysis of an emergency room health record, which of the following data
elements would the health information technician look for to be present in the record?
A. Advance directive, correspondence, anesthesia report
B. Patient identification, time and means of patient arrival, pertinent history of illness
C. Consent for treatment, advance directive, consent to disclose information
D. Results of tests, consent for treatment, anesthesia report
B. Patient identification, time and means of patient arrival, pertinent history of illness
Reviewing a health record for missing signatures and medical reports is called:
A. Assembly
B. Indexing
C. Analysis
D. Coding
C. Analysis
This type of healthcare organization review is conducted at the request of the healthcare facility
seeking accreditation.
A. Voluntary review
B. Complimentary review
C. Vocational review
D. Compulsory review
A. Voluntary review
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