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Registered Health Information Administrator / Technician (RHIA / RHIT) Syllabus
AHIMA credentials for health information management professionals in the US.. The complete Registered Health Information Administrator / Technician (RHIA / RHIT) outline — 7 subjects, 25 chapters and 78 topics — laid out so you can see exactly what has to be covered and tick each item off as you go.
Registered Health Information Administrator / Technician (RHIA / RHIT) subjects
Each subject below has its own page with the full chapter → topic → sub-topic tree and a set of real exam-style flashcards.
3 chapters · 10 topics · 28 sub-topics
Medical Coding and Reimbursement Methodologies4 chapters · 13 topics · 34 sub-topics
Health Law, Privacy, Security, and Compliance4 chapters · 12 topics · 29 sub-topics
Health Information Systems and Technology4 chapters · 12 topics · 25 sub-topics
Healthcare Statistics, Data Analytics, and Research4 chapters · 12 topics · 25 sub-topics
Healthcare Delivery, Quality, and Performance Improvement3 chapters · 9 topics · 18 sub-topics
HIM Management, Leadership, and Operations3 chapters · 10 topics · 21 sub-topics
Registered Health Information Administrator / Technician (RHIA / RHIT) flashcard decks
390 question-and-answer cards across 7 decks, written against this syllabus. Preview any deck free.
- Health Data Content, Structure, and Standards — 60 cards
- Medical Coding and Reimbursement Methodologies — 54 cards
- Health Law, Privacy, Security, and Compliance — 50 cards
- Health Information Systems and Technology — 51 cards
- Healthcare Statistics, Data Analytics, and Research — 71 cards
- Healthcare Delivery, Quality, and Performance Improvement — 51 cards
- HIM Management, Leadership, and Operations — 53 cards
How to work through the Registered Health Information Administrator / Technician (RHIA / RHIT) syllabus
The outline on this page is arranged the way the syllabus itself is: subject, then chapter, then topic, then sub-topic. That last level is what most study plans skip, and it is where coverage actually goes wrong — a chapter marked "done" often has three sub-topics inside it that were never touched.
Weight your plan accordingly: Medical Coding and Reimbursement Methodologies carries 13 topics while Healthcare Delivery, Quality, and Performance Improvement carries 9. Giving both the same number of weeks is the most common planning mistake for Registered Health Information Administrator / Technician (RHIA / RHIT).
The ~95 hour estimate above is a first pass only: roughly 45 minutes per topic plus 12 minutes per sub-topic. Revision cycles, past papers and mocks sit on top of that number.
Registered Health Information Administrator / Technician (RHIA / RHIT) syllabus FAQ
What subjects are in the Registered Health Information Administrator / Technician (RHIA / RHIT) syllabus?
Registered Health Information Administrator / Technician (RHIA / RHIT) covers 7 subjects: Health Data Content, Structure, and Standards, Medical Coding and Reimbursement Methodologies, Health Law, Privacy, Security, and Compliance, Health Information Systems and Technology, Healthcare Statistics, Data Analytics, and Research, Healthcare Delivery, Quality, and Performance Improvement and HIM Management, Leadership, and Operations. Together they contain 25 chapters and 78 named topics.
How many topics does the Registered Health Information Administrator / Technician (RHIA / RHIT) syllabus contain?
The full Registered Health Information Administrator / Technician (RHIA / RHIT) outline breaks down into 25 chapters, 78 topics and 180 sub-topics. Medical Coding and Reimbursement Methodologies is the largest single subject with 13 topics across 4 chapters.
How long does it take to cover the whole Registered Health Information Administrator / Technician (RHIA / RHIT) syllabus?
Roughly 95 hours for one full pass. That estimate allows about 45 minutes per topic plus 12 minutes per sub-topic, so it is first-pass coverage — revision, past papers and mock tests sit on top of it. At 3 hours a day that is about 5 weeks.
Are there Registered Health Information Administrator / Technician (RHIA / RHIT) flashcards?
Yes — 390 question-and-answer flashcards across 7 decks, one per subject, written against this syllabus. A sample of every deck is readable on this site for free, and the complete decks are in the Examius app.
Is this Registered Health Information Administrator / Technician (RHIA / RHIT) syllabus free to use?
Yes. Every page here is free to read, and importing the Registered Health Information Administrator / Technician (RHIA / RHIT) syllabus into the Examius app to tick off topics as you finish them is free too, in United States and everywhere else. No account is needed to start.
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