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AHIMA RHIT EXAM/ RHIT CERTIFICATION EXAM
NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM| COMPLETE 200
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A+| AHIMA
REGISTERED HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNICIAN
2025 (BRAND NEW!!)
At admission, Mrs. Smith's date of birth is recorded as 3/25/1948. An
audit of the EHR discovers that the numbers in the date of birth are
transposed in reports. This situation reflects a problem in:
a. Data comprehensiveness
b. Data consistency
c. Data currency
d. Data granularity - Correct Answer - b. Data consistency
Consistency means ensuring the patient data is reliable and the same
across the entire patient encounter. In other words, patient data within
the record should be the same and should not contradict other data also
in the patient record.
A health data analyst has been asked to compile a listing of daily blood
pressure readings for patients with a diagnosis of hypertension who were
treated on the medical unit within a two-week period. What clinical
report would be the best source to gather this information?
a. Vital signs record
b. Initial nursing assessment record
c. Physician progress notes
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d. Admission record - Correct Answer - a. Vital signs record
The vital signs record is comprised of blood pressure readings,
temperature, respiration, and pulse, making it the best source to gather
this type of information.
Which of the following is a key characteristic of the problem-oriented
health record?
a. Allows all providers to document in the health record
b. Uses laboratory reports and other diagnostic tools to determine health
problems
c. Provides electronic documentation in the health record
d. Uses an itemized list of the patient's past and present health problems
- Correct Answer - d. Uses an itemized list of the patient's past and
present health problems
The problem-oriented health record is better suited to serve the patient
and the end user of the patient's information. The key characteristic of
this format is an itemized list of the patient's past and present social,
psychological, and health problems.
Which of the following is true regarding the reporting of communicable
diseases?
a. They must be reported by the patient to the health department.
b. The diseases to be reported are established by state law.
c. The diseases to be reported are established by HIPAA.
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d. They are never reported because it would violate the patient's privacy.
- Correct Answer - B.
All states have a health department with a division that is required to
track and record communicable diseases. When a patient is diagnosed
with one of the diseases from the health department's communicable
disease list, the facility must notify the state public health department.
A new health information management (HIM) director has been asked
by the hospital CIO to ensure data content standards are identified,
understood, implemented, and managed for the hospital's EHR system.
Which of the following should be the HIM director's first step in
carrying out this responsibility?
a. Call the EHR vendor and ask to review the system's data dictionary
b. Identify data content requirements for all areas of the organization
c. Schedule a meeting with all department directors to get their input
d. Contact CMS to determine what data sets are required to be collected
- Correct Answer - B.
Data content standards allow organizations to collect data once and use
it many times in many ways. They also assist in data storage and mining
as well as sharing data with external organizations for use in
benchmarking and other purposes.
A health data analyst has been asked to compile a report of the
percentage of patients who had a baseline partial thromboplastin time
(PTT) test performed prior to receiving heparin. What clinical reports in
the health record would the health data analyst need to consult in order
to prepare this report?
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a. Physician progress notes and medication record
b. Nursing and physician progress notes
c. Medication administration record and clinical laboratory reports
d. Physician orders and clinical laboratory reports - Correct Answer - c.
Medication administration record and clinical laboratory reports
Clinical laboratory reports should be reviewed to determine if a partial
thromboplastin time (PTT) test was performed. Medication
Administration Records (MAR) should be reviewed to determine if
heparin was given after the PTT test was performed.
Which of the following is considered the authoritative resource in
locating a health record?
a. Disease index
b. Master patient index
c. Patient directory
d. Patient registry - Correct Answer - b. Master patient index (MPI)
The master patient index (MPI) is the permanent record of all patients
treated at a healthcare facility. It is used by the HIM department to look
up patient demographics, dates of care, the patient's health record
number, and other information.
The HIM manager is conducting a study in which she is comparing the
current year's diagnosis codes to the proposed new codes for the next
fiscal year and documenting variations in order to assess the impact on
the organization. This process creates a:
a. Data chargemaster report
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AHIMA RHIT EXAM/ RHIT CERTIFICATION EXAM
NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM| COMPLETE 200
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A+| AHIMA
REGISTERED HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNICIAN
2025 (BRAND NEW!!)
At admission, Mrs. Smith's date of birth is recorded as 3/25/1948. An
audit of the EHR discovers that the numbers in the date of birth are
transposed in reports. This situation reflects a problem in:
a. Data comprehensiveness
b. Data consistency
c. Data currency
d. Data granularity - Correct Answer - b. Data consistency
Consistency means ensuring the patient data is reliable and the same
across the entire patient encounter. In other words, patient data within
the record should be the same and should not contradict other data also
in the patient record.
A health data analyst has been asked to compile a listing of daily blood
pressure readings for patients with a diagnosis of hypertension who were
treated on the medical unit within a two-week period. What clinical
report would be the best source to gather this information?
a. Vital signs record
b. Initial nursing assessment record
c. Physician progress notes
pg. 1
,2|Page
d. Admission record - Correct Answer - a. Vital signs record
The vital signs record is comprised of blood pressure readings,
temperature, respiration, and pulse, making it the best source to gather
this type of information.
Which of the following is a key characteristic of the problem-oriented
health record?
a. Allows all providers to document in the health record
b. Uses laboratory reports and other diagnostic tools to determine health
problems
c. Provides electronic documentation in the health record
d. Uses an itemized list of the patient's past and present health problems
- Correct Answer - d. Uses an itemized list of the patient's past and
present health problems
The problem-oriented health record is better suited to serve the patient
and the end user of the patient's information. The key characteristic of
this format is an itemized list of the patient's past and present social,
psychological, and health problems.
Which of the following is true regarding the reporting of communicable
diseases?
a. They must be reported by the patient to the health department.
b. The diseases to be reported are established by state law.
c. The diseases to be reported are established by HIPAA.
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d. They are never reported because it would violate the patient's privacy.
- Correct Answer - B.
All states have a health department with a division that is required to
track and record communicable diseases. When a patient is diagnosed
with one of the diseases from the health department's communicable
disease list, the facility must notify the state public health department.
A new health information management (HIM) director has been asked
by the hospital CIO to ensure data content standards are identified,
understood, implemented, and managed for the hospital's EHR system.
Which of the following should be the HIM director's first step in
carrying out this responsibility?
a. Call the EHR vendor and ask to review the system's data dictionary
b. Identify data content requirements for all areas of the organization
c. Schedule a meeting with all department directors to get their input
d. Contact CMS to determine what data sets are required to be collected
- Correct Answer - B.
Data content standards allow organizations to collect data once and use
it many times in many ways. They also assist in data storage and mining
as well as sharing data with external organizations for use in
benchmarking and other purposes.
A health data analyst has been asked to compile a report of the
percentage of patients who had a baseline partial thromboplastin time
(PTT) test performed prior to receiving heparin. What clinical reports in
the health record would the health data analyst need to consult in order
to prepare this report?
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a. Physician progress notes and medication record
b. Nursing and physician progress notes
c. Medication administration record and clinical laboratory reports
d. Physician orders and clinical laboratory reports - Correct Answer - c.
Medication administration record and clinical laboratory reports
Clinical laboratory reports should be reviewed to determine if a partial
thromboplastin time (PTT) test was performed. Medication
Administration Records (MAR) should be reviewed to determine if
heparin was given after the PTT test was performed.
Which of the following is considered the authoritative resource in
locating a health record?
a. Disease index
b. Master patient index
c. Patient directory
d. Patient registry - Correct Answer - b. Master patient index (MPI)
The master patient index (MPI) is the permanent record of all patients
treated at a healthcare facility. It is used by the HIM department to look
up patient demographics, dates of care, the patient's health record
number, and other information.
The HIM manager is conducting a study in which she is comparing the
current year's diagnosis codes to the proposed new codes for the next
fiscal year and documenting variations in order to assess the impact on
the organization. This process creates a:
a. Data chargemaster report
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