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- Get motivated—If you are a procrastinator
- Mark your calendar with the date and length of your planned study periods.
- Set an alarm either on your computer, on a watch, or on a regular alarm clock to remind you to stop what your are doing and start studying.
- Remind yourself every day of the rewards if you pass the test. i.e. more money, more security, a sense of accomplishment, etc.
- Get a study buddy or buddies —Find others that are preparing to take the same exam. With two or more study buddies helping you to prepare
review material, you can get through in half the time or less. This can even be done with other students if you are attending an online school. You
simply email each other your study guides, and you can online chat or use other online communication with video. Studding with a buddy will help
you stay motivated, and committed to your time line because you know someone else is depending on you. Just having someone else there to
explain something that your are having trouble understanding may be very helpful.
- Assign review topics to each study partner.
- Each partner should prepare a PowerPoint Presentation or other review material on their assigned subject. Preparing the study material may
be as simple as organizing and copying your class notes to give to your study buddy.
- Use a Review Guide put out by you Professional Organization or
- Study Buddies using this website can participate in live Voice-Over-Internet Protocol (VOIP) study sessions.
- Don’t limit you subject review— If you are planning to take a test that requires an understanding of a broad range of subjects, don’t just limit your
review to the primary subject. For example, although the coding rules are very important, you need a firm background in A&P, Disease, and Medical
Terminology, so be sure to remember to review all subjects needed to pass.
- Try using the links in this website for a quick way to review some of the broad range of subjects required for the RHIT and RHIA exams.
- Have the most up to date study guides—Be cautious when purchasing a study guide online. A new study guide is published every year due to
updates made to the tests. You don’t want to prepare for a test using last year’s study guide because some of the information may not still be
relevant, and new material may have been added to the test. I recently performed an Internet search for the RHIT study guide, and it returned a link
to purchase a study guide that was no longer being updated.
- Make sure the order link, not just the picture, is for the current year. I have seen sites that picture the current year, when in fact if you click
the link to order you would be ordering last years version.
- Networking with other students who have taken the exam. Remaining calm and focused during a test is very important. Any test taking
strategy that will help you remain calm is important. If you know what to expect you are less likely to panic.
- If you are taking an test sponsored by AHIMA, you can network online through AHIMA’s Communities of Practice site, or you can network with
classmates that have taken the test.
- If you are taking a test sponsored by another association, be sure to check their websites to see if they have a way for you to network.
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