Welcome to the Health Information-Certified Associate (HICA) practice examination.

This practice exam is developed to support candidates in their preparation for the Health Information-Certified Associate (HICA) national certification examination (NCE). Participants should gain confidence writing the HICA NCE by practicing in a similar testing environment.

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Practice exam format

There are 5 separate examinations. Each exam consists of 10 multiple choice questions based on the 6 practice areas:

1. Clinical knowledge
2. Professionalism in health care
3. Health care office management
4. Health care technology
5. Health care system
6. Ethics, equity, diversity, and inclusion*

* Ethics, equity, diversity, and inclusion will be included across each practice area.

Each question is displayed on a separate page. All 5 examinations must be completed to access and review the results of the practice exam.

This practice examination includes:

• Unlimited, timed attempts
• Questions that are randomized and peer-reviewed by College-certified professionals
• Ability to return to previous questions before submission
• View results to learn about the correct answers

Important note: The College’s HICA NCE will not have the same questions as the practice examination.

Starting the examination

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