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Course Description
The RHIT Certification Exam Prep Online Course is designed to provide review of skills needed to prepare for the Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) credential. RHITs are health information technicians who ensure the quality of medical records by verifying their completeness, accuracy, and proper entry into computer systems. RHITs may also use computer applications to assemble and analyze patient data for the purpose of improving patient care or controlling costs. RHITs often specialize in coding diagnoses and procedures in patient records for reimbursement and research.
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Program Summary
This course is designed to strengthen and reinforce competencies needed to become an RHIT and better prepare you for the RHIT Certification Exam. It will focus on RHIT role competencies covering content related to:
 Healthcare Data Management
Legal Issues
Quality Management
Health Statistics
Coding
Information Technology & Systems
Tips and practical suggestions on how best to prepare for the RHIT Certification Exam will also be provided.
The course concludes with a 75-question self-assessment test to assess your practical knowledge of the skills reviewed.
Please note that this course is designed to serve as a valuable supplement to your overall education plan of preparing for the RHIT certification exam, but does not guarantee that those who take this course will pass the RHIT certification exam. For more information about obtaining the RHIT credential, visit the certification section of AHIMA's website.
Instructors
The following three instructors with many years of experience in teaching at CAHIIM–approved HIT programs have developed the content of this course.
 Bonnie L. Hemp, MBA,RHIA,CPHQ
Chair, Health Information Technology
Owens Community College
Toledo, OH
 Paula M. Warren, RHIA
Manager of Health Information Management
Emergency Medicine Physicians
Canton, OH
Instructor
Stark State College of Technology
Canton, Ohio
 Margie J. White, MS,NHA,RHIA,CPHQ
Educator/Consultant
DeVry University
Owens Community College
Course Content
 Course Description
Exam Prep - What to Expect & Tips
Healthcare Data Management
Legal Issues
Quality Management
Health Statistics
Coding
Information Technology & Systems
Self Assessment Test (75 questions)
Depending on your prior educational and work experience background, this course may take you longer or shorter than the estimated seven (7.0) hours identified for CE credit. Also note that there are many references throughout the course of where or how to study to better prepare you for the exam, which is not included in the stated seven (7.0) hours.
 Remember that you may enter and leave the course as many times as you'd like, but once you submit the 75-question Self-Assessment Test you will no longer have access to the course.
Throughout the course you will be linked to supplemental material as indicated by the  symbol, which will take you to the document via Adobe Reader. After viewing the linked document, simply close that window to return to the course material.
If you don't have Adobe Reader, you can download it for free. 
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