CEHRS Certification Prep
NHA Certified Electronic Health Records Specialist
22% of the exam is documentation. 21% is medical terminology. 17% is HIPAA. You need to know exactly which 130 facts appear — this book tells you.
Complete preparation for the 130-question NHA CEHRS exam. All 6 domains, real exam content, and a 10-day countdown study plan.
Modules: 10 · Lessons: 36 · Total hours: 44+ · Author: Dilawar Gopang
Who this book is for
- Healthcare IT Students
- EHR Specialists
- Medical Records Staff
- HIM Professionals
Each lesson opens with learning objectives, builds the ideas in Overview and Key concepts, then asks you to apply them in a hands-on lab and test recall with Check your understanding. Work the labs — they are where the learning sticks.
Modules
Module 1: The EHR Ecosystem
History, Vendors & CEHRS Exam Blueprint — Understand where electronic health records came from, who the major players are, and exactly what the NHA CEHRS exam expects you to know.
4 hours · Foundational · 4 lessons
Module 2: Medical Terminology & Body Systems
Word Parts, Clinical Language & High-Yield Abbreviations — 21% of the CEHRS exam. Master word construction rules, body system terminology, and the abbreviations that appear in clinical documentation every day.
6 hours · Foundational · 5 lessons
Module 3: Health Record Documentation
Legal Records, Clinical Document Types & Chart Completion — 22% of the CEHRS exam — the highest-weight domain. Know every document type, who is responsible for completing it, and what makes a record legally defensible.
6 hours · Intermediate · 4 lessons
Module 4: Patient Registration & Data Management
MPI, Demographics, Consent & Data Quality — Every patient encounter begins with registration. Errors here cascade through clinical, billing, and legal systems. Master the MPI, data quality standards, and consent management.
5 hours · Intermediate · 4 lessons
Module 5: HIPAA Privacy Rule
PHI, Patient Rights & the Minimum Necessary Standard — Healthcare's foundational privacy law. Know the 18 PHI identifiers, all six patient rights, the minimum necessary standard, and exactly when you can and cannot share health information.
6 hours · Intermediate · 4 lessons
Module 6: HIPAA Security Rule & Access Control
Safeguards, Breach Notification & Audit Management — Where the Privacy Rule governs who sees PHI, the Security Rule governs how electronic PHI (ePHI) is protected. Know all three safeguard categories, breach notification timelines, and how to respond to a security incident.
5 hours · Intermediate · 3 lessons
Module 7: Revenue Cycle & Coding Basics
ICD-10, CPT, Claims & the End-to-End Billing Cycle — 12% of the CEHRS exam. Trace a patient encounter from registration through payment. Understand ICD-10-CM and CPT structure well enough to spot documentation gaps that cause claim denials.
5 hours · Intermediate · 3 lessons
Module 8: Interoperability & Data Exchange
HL7 FHIR, USCDI, HIEs & Patient Data Portability — Health data must flow. Understand the standards, regulations, and technology enabling interoperability — and why the 21st Century Cures Act made information blocking a federal offense.
4 hours · Intermediate · 3 lessons
Module 9: Quality Reporting & Compliance
HEDIS, Meaningful Use, CDS & Record Retention — Healthcare organizations are measured by the quality of care they provide. CEHRS specialists extract data, run reports, and ensure the documentation exists to support quality measures and regulatory submissions.
4 hours · Advanced · 3 lessons
Module 10: CEHRS Exam Strategy & Final Review
10-Day Study Plan, Practice Questions & Test-Day Protocol — Everything you need to sit the NHA CEHRS exam with confidence. Domain-by-domain high-yield review, question strategy for the 130-question format, and a concrete 10-day countdown plan.
4 hours · Advanced · 3 lessons
👉 Start with the Exam Blueprint: The EHR Ecosystem