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.......................................................................................................................................... 5  \n2.2 TEST DEVELOPMENT & DELIVERY ............................................................................................................................ 5  \n3 REGISTERED HEALTHCARE DOCUMENTATION SPECIALIST (RHDS) ...............................................................6  \n3.1 PURPOSE AND DESCRIPTION.....................................................................................................................................6  \n3.2 ELIGIBILITY AND REQUIREMENTS ...............................................................................................................................6  \n3.3 CONTENT FOCUS.......................................................................................................................................................7  \n3.4 RHDS EXAM BLUEPRINT ..........................................................................................................................................8  \n3.5 RHDS SAMPLE QUESTIONS................................................................................................................................... 12  \n3.6 TRANSCRIPTION AGAINST AUDIO ........................................................................................................................... 13  \n3.7 RHDS FAQS......................................................................................................................................................... 14  \n4 CERTIFIED HEALTHCARE DOCUMENTATION SPECIALIST (CHDS) ................................................................. 17  \n4.1 PURPOSE AND DESCRIPTION.................................................................................................................................. 17  \n4.2 ELIGIBILITY AND REQUIREMENTS ............................................................................................................................ 17  \n4.3 CONTENT FOCUS.................................................................................................................................................... 18  \n4.4 CHDS EXAM BLUEPRINT ....................................................................................................................................... 19  \n4.5 CHDS SAMPLE QUESTIONS................................................................................................................................... 22  \n4.6 TRANSCRIPTION AGAINST AUDIO ........................................................................................................................... 23  \n4.7 SPEECH RECOGNITION EDITING .............................................................................................................................. 24  \n4.8 CHDS 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