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RHIA Exam Specfiications and Competencies

Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA)

Examination Specifications

4 hour, 180-question examination consisting of 160 scored questions and 20 pretest questions.

Competency Statements

A certification examination is based on an explicit set of competencies. These competencies have been determined through a job analysis study conducted of practitioners. The competencies are subdivided into domains, subdomains, and tasks as shown in the tables below. Examinations test content only pertaining to the following competencies.

 

RHIA Competency Statements

 




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