Every test question on AHIMA's certification examinations must be referenced to a valid, credible, and current resource. AHIMA's construction committee members and item writers most commonly use the following:

Abdelhak, M., et.al. (2007). Health information: management of a strategic resource. St. Louis: Saunders/Elsevier. 

Amatayakul, M. (2004). Electronic health records: a practical guide for professionals and organizations. Chicago: AHIMA.

Amatayakul, M. & Lazarus, S. (2005). Electronic health records: transforming your medical practice: Englewood: MGMA.

Beaver, K. & Herold, R. (2004). The practical guide to HIPAA privacy and security compliance. Boca Raton: Auerbach.

Bowman, S. (2004). Health information management compliance. Chicago: AHIMA.

Brown, F. (2007). ICD-9-CM coding handbook. Chicago: AMA. 

Casto, A. & Layman, E. (2006). Principles of healthcare reimbursement. Chicago: AHIMA. 

Clark, J., ed. (2004). Documentation for acute care. Chicago: AHIMA.

Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Title 45, Public Welfare, parts 160-164.

CPT 2007. (2007). Chicago: AMA.

DRG Expert (2004) 20th ed.

Documentation and reimbursement for behavioral healthcare services. (2005). Chicago: AHIMA.

Harman, L. (2006). Ethical challenges in the management of health information. Boston: Jones & Bartlett.

Hartley, C. & Jones, E. (2004). HIPAA plain and simple. Chicago: AMA.

HIPAA in practice: the health information manager’s perspective. (2004). Chicago: AHIMA.

Horton, M. (2007). Calculating and reporting healthcare statistics. Chicago: AHIMA.

Ingenix ICD-9-CM for hospitals. (2007). Salt Lake City: Ingenix.

James, E. (2004). Documentation and reimbursement for long-term care. Chicago: AHIMA.

Johns, M. (2007). Health information management technology: an applied approach. Chicago: AHIMA.

Kuehn, J. (2006). CPT/HCS Coding and reimbursement for physician services. Chicago: AHIMA.

Nowak, T. & Handford, A. (2004). Pathophysiology: concepts and applications for the healthcare professional. Boston: MsGraw-Hill.

Osborn, C. (2006). Statistical applications for health information management. Boston: Jones & Bartlett.

Principles of CPT coding. (2005). Chicago. AHIMA.

Roach, W., et.al. (2006). Medical records and the law. Boston: Jones and Bartlett.

Schraffenberger, L. (2006). Basic ICD-9-CM Coding. Chicago: AHIMA.

Schraffenberger, L. (2006). Effective management of coding services. Chicago: AHIMA.

Shaw, P., et.al. (2003). Quality and performance improvement in healthcare. Chicago. AHIMA.

Smith, G. (2006). Basic CPT/HCPCS coding. Chicago: AHIMA.         

Wager, K., et.al. (2005). Managing health care information systems. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.