HIT 101 - FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS ANSWERED CORRECTLY LATEST UPDATE 2026
What group is in charge of AHIMA's volunteer structure? - Answers Board of Directors
What component of AHIMA carries out the operational tasks necessary to support the organizations
missions and goals? - Answers staff
An RHIT is going back to earn her bachelor degree so that she can sit for the RHIA exam. What
membership category is she qualified for? - Answers Active
Candidates must pass _________ before obtaining any credentials - Answers an examination
College X has decided to implement a HIM program. Before students are eligible to sit for the RHIT
example, the program needs to be accredited by _____. - Answers CAHIIM
Much of the work of the House of Delegates is performed by _____. - Answers task forces
The CEE's role is to? - Answers Address issues related to HIM education
AHIMA's certifications are managed by _____. - Answers CCHIIM
Recommend a specialty professional organization for a coder. - Answers AAPC
A healthcare facility uses ________ to manage the information needed to meet the needs of an
organization. - Answers information governance
How often does the AHIMA House of Delegates meet? - Answers they meet virtually throughout the
year
A member of the Board of Directors is - Answers elected
A new HIM program's accreditation process begins with a ______.
a. Self-assessment
b. Report of site visit
c. Decision of accreditation
d. Site visit - Answers self-assessment
Where should new graduates begin their volunteer experience? - Answers CSA
Sustained professional achievement is required by which of the following? - Answers fellowship
How is the EHR changing the roles of the HIM staff? - Answers -working remote
-analyzing info vs filing loose sheets
-cuts out assembly and tracking records
-CAC
A physician has decided to join AHIMA. What is their membership classification? - Answers Active
What is true regarding AHIMA fellowship? - Answers fellowship is a lifetime recognition
What is true about CAHIIM? - Answers they establish standards for the content of college programs
in health information management
The curriculum taught in HIM programs across the country needs to be updated to keep up with the
changes of the profession. This is done by ________. - Answers Council for Excellence in Education
(CEE)
Scholarships for students in HIM educational programs are awarded by - Answers AHIMA Foundation
The national changes in HIM need to be communicated to the membership. The communication
should go through the _____. - Answers AHIMA component state associations
Members of the AHIMA House of Delegates are: - Answers Elected by members in component state
organizations
Common pathways taken by HIM professionals are found in - Answers AHIMA Career Map
In order to sit for the Certified Health Data Analyst certification, contact the - Answers American
Health Information Management Association
Registration is the - Answers the act of enrolling
Consider the following sequence of numbers. What filing system is being used?
36-45-99
37-45-99
38-45-99 - Answers Terminal digit
Calculate the number of shelving units required for 35000 linear filing inches of records if the shelving
unit has 7 shelves and is 36 inches wide. - Answers 139 shelving units
What is a secondary purposed of the health record? - Answers
A request from a clinical area to check out a health record is known as - Answers requisition
Dr. Smith wants to use a lot of free text in his EHR. What should be your response? - Answers Dr.
Smith, we recommend that you use little, if any, free text in the EHR
, Tool that a healthcare organization utilizes to determine which physician has the best outcomes -
Answers data mining
Which of the following is a disadvantage of straight numeric filing? - Answers Most of the activity is
concentrated in one area
Appropriate standard of forms design. - Answers The form should include the original and revised
dates
What represents fixed rules that must be followed? - Answers standard
The master patient index_________________. - Answers contains basic demographic information
about the patient
Most efficient filing method - Answers terminal digit filling
What justifies using the alphabetic filing system? - Answers employees are comfortable with it
What component of the EHR assists physicians in making medical decisions? - Answers clinical
decision support
Software used for voice recognition - Answers Natural Language Processing
Primary user of the health record - Answers clinical professionals who provide direct patient care
The term used for health record moved to an inactive file area because they have not been at the
healthcare facility for a predefined period of time is: - Answers purged
An example of information - Answers the number of patients discharged have increased 175% over
the past year
Filing system that is well suited for a small healthcare organization such as a one physician practice -
Answers alphabetic filing system
The decision was made to select the algorithm that uses mathematical probabilities. This type of
algorithm is? - Answers probabilistic
A health record not completed within the time frame specified in the medical staff rules and
regulations is called a ______.
a. Suspended record
b. Incomplete record
c. Delinquent record
d. Purged record - Answers delinquent record
the disclosure of health information function requires the HIM professional to_______ - Answers
disclose patient identifiable information to a third party
the unique identifier that identifies a specific patient visit is known as - Answers patient account
number
a quantitative review of the health record for missing reports and signatures that occur when the
patient is in the hospital is referred to as ________________ review. - Answers concurrent
who is an institutional user of the health record? - Answers blue cross and blue shield (insurance)
HIM task eliminated by the electronic health record - Answers assembly
the patient registration department helps the HIM department by __________ - Answers assigning
the health record number
Our transcription is performed by a company outside of our organization. What is this called? -
Answers outsourcing
index that is key to locating the health record - Answers master patient index
How to file alphabetically - Answers last name, first name, middle name
filing system where an individual receives a unique numerical identifier at the time of first encounter
with a healthcare organization and maintains that identifier for all subsequent encounters - Answers
unit numbering system
tool usually used to track paper based health records that have been removed from their permanent
storage location - Answers outguides
element typically found in the paper health record - Answers patient identification
An addendum to the health record should be dated ______________ - Answers the day the
addendum was created
Reviewing a health record for missing signatures and missing medical reports is called what kind of
analysis - Answers quantitative
the health record typically begins in the - Answers Patient registration department
the coding of clinical diagnoses and healthcare procedures and services after the patient is discharged
is what type of review - Answers retrospective
What group is in charge of AHIMA's volunteer structure? - Answers Board of Directors
What component of AHIMA carries out the operational tasks necessary to support the organizations
missions and goals? - Answers staff
An RHIT is going back to earn her bachelor degree so that she can sit for the RHIA exam. What
membership category is she qualified for? - Answers Active
Candidates must pass _________ before obtaining any credentials - Answers an examination
College X has decided to implement a HIM program. Before students are eligible to sit for the RHIT
example, the program needs to be accredited by _____. - Answers CAHIIM
Much of the work of the House of Delegates is performed by _____. - Answers task forces
The CEE's role is to? - Answers Address issues related to HIM education
AHIMA's certifications are managed by _____. - Answers CCHIIM
Recommend a specialty professional organization for a coder. - Answers AAPC
A healthcare facility uses ________ to manage the information needed to meet the needs of an
organization. - Answers information governance
How often does the AHIMA House of Delegates meet? - Answers they meet virtually throughout the
year
A member of the Board of Directors is - Answers elected
A new HIM program's accreditation process begins with a ______.
a. Self-assessment
b. Report of site visit
c. Decision of accreditation
d. Site visit - Answers self-assessment
Where should new graduates begin their volunteer experience? - Answers CSA
Sustained professional achievement is required by which of the following? - Answers fellowship
How is the EHR changing the roles of the HIM staff? - Answers -working remote
-analyzing info vs filing loose sheets
-cuts out assembly and tracking records
-CAC
A physician has decided to join AHIMA. What is their membership classification? - Answers Active
What is true regarding AHIMA fellowship? - Answers fellowship is a lifetime recognition
What is true about CAHIIM? - Answers they establish standards for the content of college programs
in health information management
The curriculum taught in HIM programs across the country needs to be updated to keep up with the
changes of the profession. This is done by ________. - Answers Council for Excellence in Education
(CEE)
Scholarships for students in HIM educational programs are awarded by - Answers AHIMA Foundation
The national changes in HIM need to be communicated to the membership. The communication
should go through the _____. - Answers AHIMA component state associations
Members of the AHIMA House of Delegates are: - Answers Elected by members in component state
organizations
Common pathways taken by HIM professionals are found in - Answers AHIMA Career Map
In order to sit for the Certified Health Data Analyst certification, contact the - Answers American
Health Information Management Association
Registration is the - Answers the act of enrolling
Consider the following sequence of numbers. What filing system is being used?
36-45-99
37-45-99
38-45-99 - Answers Terminal digit
Calculate the number of shelving units required for 35000 linear filing inches of records if the shelving
unit has 7 shelves and is 36 inches wide. - Answers 139 shelving units
What is a secondary purposed of the health record? - Answers
A request from a clinical area to check out a health record is known as - Answers requisition
Dr. Smith wants to use a lot of free text in his EHR. What should be your response? - Answers Dr.
Smith, we recommend that you use little, if any, free text in the EHR
, Tool that a healthcare organization utilizes to determine which physician has the best outcomes -
Answers data mining
Which of the following is a disadvantage of straight numeric filing? - Answers Most of the activity is
concentrated in one area
Appropriate standard of forms design. - Answers The form should include the original and revised
dates
What represents fixed rules that must be followed? - Answers standard
The master patient index_________________. - Answers contains basic demographic information
about the patient
Most efficient filing method - Answers terminal digit filling
What justifies using the alphabetic filing system? - Answers employees are comfortable with it
What component of the EHR assists physicians in making medical decisions? - Answers clinical
decision support
Software used for voice recognition - Answers Natural Language Processing
Primary user of the health record - Answers clinical professionals who provide direct patient care
The term used for health record moved to an inactive file area because they have not been at the
healthcare facility for a predefined period of time is: - Answers purged
An example of information - Answers the number of patients discharged have increased 175% over
the past year
Filing system that is well suited for a small healthcare organization such as a one physician practice -
Answers alphabetic filing system
The decision was made to select the algorithm that uses mathematical probabilities. This type of
algorithm is? - Answers probabilistic
A health record not completed within the time frame specified in the medical staff rules and
regulations is called a ______.
a. Suspended record
b. Incomplete record
c. Delinquent record
d. Purged record - Answers delinquent record
the disclosure of health information function requires the HIM professional to_______ - Answers
disclose patient identifiable information to a third party
the unique identifier that identifies a specific patient visit is known as - Answers patient account
number
a quantitative review of the health record for missing reports and signatures that occur when the
patient is in the hospital is referred to as ________________ review. - Answers concurrent
who is an institutional user of the health record? - Answers blue cross and blue shield (insurance)
HIM task eliminated by the electronic health record - Answers assembly
the patient registration department helps the HIM department by __________ - Answers assigning
the health record number
Our transcription is performed by a company outside of our organization. What is this called? -
Answers outsourcing
index that is key to locating the health record - Answers master patient index
How to file alphabetically - Answers last name, first name, middle name
filing system where an individual receives a unique numerical identifier at the time of first encounter
with a healthcare organization and maintains that identifier for all subsequent encounters - Answers
unit numbering system
tool usually used to track paper based health records that have been removed from their permanent
storage location - Answers outguides
element typically found in the paper health record - Answers patient identification
An addendum to the health record should be dated ______________ - Answers the day the
addendum was created
Reviewing a health record for missing signatures and missing medical reports is called what kind of
analysis - Answers quantitative
the health record typically begins in the - Answers Patient registration department
the coding of clinical diagnoses and healthcare procedures and services after the patient is discharged
is what type of review - Answers retrospective
