HEALTH IT CERTIFICATION: CPEHR, CPHIT & CPHIE:

Health IT Certification offers professional training and certification for those responsible for planning, selecting, implementing, and managing electronic health records (EHR) and other health information technology (HIT). Professional training and certification for those responsible for planning, managing the technology, and managing the infrastructure access, for personal health records of Health Information Exchanges (HIEs), including RHIOs, is also provided.

BASIC CURRICULUM: All three Health IT Certification have the same basic four course curriculum:

• Overview of HIT, EHR, and HIE
• Legal and regulatory aspects of HIT, EHR, and HIE
• HIT, EHR and HIE Migration Path
• Change Management for HIT, EHR and HIE

CPEHR: The designation of Certified Professional in Electronic Health Records (CPEHR) indicates that the holder has mastered the common body of knowledge covering planning, implementation, operation of EHR for knowledge management, quality improvement, patient safety, and care coordination. The CPEHR curriculum adjusts the strategies to make the most of an EHR investment, enhancing capabilities, using new technologies, and building value. In addition to the four course curriculum set forth above, the CPEHR curiculim includes the followinf six advanced courses:

• Data Management
• Patient Safety: CPOE, e-Rx, and BC-MAR
• PHRs & Care Coordination
• Interoperability
• Clinical Decision Support
• Electronic Document Management Systems

CPHIT: The designation of Certified Professional in Health Information Technology (CPHIT) indicates that the holder has mastered the common body of knowledge covering planning, selecting, implementing, using, and managing health information technology (HIT) and electronic health record (EHR) applications. The CPHIT curriculum introduces the use of health information technology in any setting within the continuum of care. In addition to the four course curriculum set forth above, the CPHIT curiculim includes the followinf six advanced courses:

• HIT Technology, Privacy and Security
• Principles of HIT Project Management
• Managing HIT ROI
• HIT System Selection
• HIT Implementation and Support
• Health Information Exchange

CPHIE: The designation of Certified Professional in Health Information Exchange (CPHIE) indicates that the holder has mastered the Common Body of Knowledge covering planning, governance, information architecture and stewardship, personal health records, telehealth and home monitoring and other exchanges of electronic information among organizations. The CPHIE curriculum incorporates the strategies to make the most of the HIE investment, enhancing capabilities, using new technologies to integrate and exchange data interoperably among organizations, addressing patient information via personal health records, home monitoring, and telehealth. In addition to the four course curriculum set forth above, the CPHIT curiculim includes the followinf six advanced courses:

• HIE Goals and Governance
• HIE Architectures
• Data Stewardship
• Personal Health Records
• Telehealth and Home Monitoring
• Nationwide Health Information Network

HIPAA ACADEMY: CHA, CHP & CHSS:

HIPAA Academy offers the online training curriculum and certification examinations for three categories of professional certification: Certified HIPAA Professional (CHP), Certified HIPAA Security Specialist™ (CHSS) and Certified HIPAA Administrator™ (CHA) offered by HIPAA Academy.

HIPAA Academy offers the following online curriculum:

• HIPAA Academy I (101): HIPAA Introduction
• HIPAA Academy II (102): Introduction to HIPAA Privacy
• HIPAA Academy III (103): Advanced HIPAA Privacy Topics
• HIPAA Academy IV (104): HIPAA Standards for Electronic Transactions
• HIPAA Academy V (105): Introduction to HIPAA Security
• HIPAA Academy VI (106): Advanced HIPAA Security
• HIPAA Academy VII (107): Administrative Safeguards
• HIPAA Academy VIII (108): Physical and Technical Safeguards
  
  
• CHA Certification (101, 102 and 103)
• CHP Certification (101, 102, 103, 104 and 105)
• CHSS Certification (105, 106, 107 and 108)