HAAD RHIA Exam Questions
Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA) (Page 29 )

Updated On: 19-Feb-2026

The health care providers in a large teaching hospital requires access to health records 24 hours a day, 7 day a week. To secure the area an continue to maintain accessibility, the Director of the HIM Department should

  1. staff the department with personnel 24 hours a day.
  2. be on a call every evening and weekends for emergency requests.
  3. train security guards to retrieve records after the department closes.
  4. arrange for records to be retrieved at 7:00 AM every morning.

Answer(s): A



As a prerequisite to phasing in a new imaging system, what process would facilitate automatic indexing?

  1. redesigning forms to include bar codes
  2. removing portions of the patient record that will not be scanned
  3. converting all microfilm to optical disk format
  4. scanning only emergency room records initially

Answer(s): A



Which of the following is NOT a safety hazard in the file area of the HIM Department?

  1. tightly packed open-shelf files
  2. heavy objects placed on top file drawers
  3. stepladders which are fully open and locked in place
  4. plastic wastebasket for trash

Answer(s): C



A HIM Department wants to buy new open-shelf filing units for its file expansion. Each of the shelves in a new 6-shelf unit measures 33 linear filing inches. There will be an estimated 1, 000 records to file. The average record is 1 inch thick. How many filing units should be purchased?

  1. 2
  2. 4
  3. 6
  4. 8

Answer(s): C



Which of the following microform types is the least expensive to prepare and results in the greatest storage density?

  1. microfilm jackets
  2. roll microfilm
  3. microfiche
  4. ultrafiche

Answer(s): B






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