NHA EHR Practice Exam Questions
and Answers 2026
When purging inactive records, which of the following pieces of information must an EHR
specialist retain? - <CORRECT ANSWER >>birth date
According to HIPAA's privacy rule, in which of the following situations is a patient required to
sign an authorization to release PHI? - <CORRECT ANSWER >>a school requests a pediatric
patient's physical exam results for sports eligibility
According to HIPAA, the use of CPT and ICD-10-CM code sets is required for which of the
following? - <CORRECT ANSWER >>Electronic data interchange
Which of the following describes point of care (POC) documentation? - <CORRECT ANSWER
>>the provider documents the information during the patient encounter
Which of the following is the best method to ensure restoration of EHR documents - <CORRECT
ANSWER >>backup all database information
An EHR specialist want differentiate the health information recorded for patients who are
pregnant. In which of the following ways should the EHR specialist accomplish this task? -
<CORRECT ANSWER >>develop clinical templates to capture data specific to the diagnosis
Which of the following is an example of a static report? - <CORRECT ANSWER >>Birth register
for a particular day
An EHR specialist is registering a patient. Which of the following should he include in the
patient demographics? - <CORRECT ANSWER >>Date of birth
, An EHR specialist is coding a claim for a patient who fell off a chair and broke an arm. Which of
the following is necessary to explain the patient's condition in full? - <CORRECT ANSWER >>V-Y
codes
Which of the following should an EHR specialist retrieve from a patient's record when a
provider refers the patient to specialist? - <CORRECT ANSWER >>Insurance information
Which of the following should an EHR specialist look for as part of a routine chart audit? -
<CORRECT ANSWER >>Assignment of benefits form
Which of the following is necessary for computer to exchange information? - <CORRECT
ANSWER >>Interoperability
Which of the following parts of a SOAP note should an EHR specialist abstract a diagnosis? -
<CORRECT ANSWER >>Assesment
An EHR specialist is monitoring changes to CPT codes for his facility. These code changes are
manage and updated by which of the following? - <CORRECT ANSWER >>American Medical
Association (AMA)
A provider performs a chest x-ray before and after the placement of a chest tube. This repeat
procedure by the same provider should be coded by which of the following? - <CORRECT
ANSWER >>Modifier
Which of the following is a benefit of documenting a patient encounter at the point of care? -
<CORRECT ANSWER >>Improved patient outcomes
During an office visit a provider examines a 9- month- old patient for a diaper rash. Which of
the following types of codes should the EHR specialist use to classify this type of visit? -
<CORRECT ANSWER >>Evaluation and management services codes
and Answers 2026
When purging inactive records, which of the following pieces of information must an EHR
specialist retain? - <CORRECT ANSWER >>birth date
According to HIPAA's privacy rule, in which of the following situations is a patient required to
sign an authorization to release PHI? - <CORRECT ANSWER >>a school requests a pediatric
patient's physical exam results for sports eligibility
According to HIPAA, the use of CPT and ICD-10-CM code sets is required for which of the
following? - <CORRECT ANSWER >>Electronic data interchange
Which of the following describes point of care (POC) documentation? - <CORRECT ANSWER
>>the provider documents the information during the patient encounter
Which of the following is the best method to ensure restoration of EHR documents - <CORRECT
ANSWER >>backup all database information
An EHR specialist want differentiate the health information recorded for patients who are
pregnant. In which of the following ways should the EHR specialist accomplish this task? -
<CORRECT ANSWER >>develop clinical templates to capture data specific to the diagnosis
Which of the following is an example of a static report? - <CORRECT ANSWER >>Birth register
for a particular day
An EHR specialist is registering a patient. Which of the following should he include in the
patient demographics? - <CORRECT ANSWER >>Date of birth
, An EHR specialist is coding a claim for a patient who fell off a chair and broke an arm. Which of
the following is necessary to explain the patient's condition in full? - <CORRECT ANSWER >>V-Y
codes
Which of the following should an EHR specialist retrieve from a patient's record when a
provider refers the patient to specialist? - <CORRECT ANSWER >>Insurance information
Which of the following should an EHR specialist look for as part of a routine chart audit? -
<CORRECT ANSWER >>Assignment of benefits form
Which of the following is necessary for computer to exchange information? - <CORRECT
ANSWER >>Interoperability
Which of the following parts of a SOAP note should an EHR specialist abstract a diagnosis? -
<CORRECT ANSWER >>Assesment
An EHR specialist is monitoring changes to CPT codes for his facility. These code changes are
manage and updated by which of the following? - <CORRECT ANSWER >>American Medical
Association (AMA)
A provider performs a chest x-ray before and after the placement of a chest tube. This repeat
procedure by the same provider should be coded by which of the following? - <CORRECT
ANSWER >>Modifier
Which of the following is a benefit of documenting a patient encounter at the point of care? -
<CORRECT ANSWER >>Improved patient outcomes
During an office visit a provider examines a 9- month- old patient for a diaper rash. Which of
the following types of codes should the EHR specialist use to classify this type of visit? -
<CORRECT ANSWER >>Evaluation and management services codes
