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Welcome to the web site for the Certified
Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ) Program
The granting
of CPHQ status recognizes professional and academic achievement by individuals
in the field of healthcare quality management. The comprehensive
body of knowledge includes quality management, quality improvement,
case/care/disease/utilization management, and risk management at all
employment levels and in all healthcare settings. The CPHQ
program is fully accredited by the National Commission for Certifying
Agencies of the National Organization for Competency Assurance in Washington,
D.C. It is the only international voluntary certification program
in the field of healthcare quality management to achieve this accreditation.
Since the first examination was administered
by the HQCB in 1984, more than 15,000 professionals from a wide variety
of educational and employment backgrounds have registered for the CPHQ
examination, with more than 11,000 achieving certified status. There
are currently over 7,400 active CPHQs in the United States and worldwide.
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- Message from the Chair -
Welcome to the Healthcare Quality Certification Board (HQCB) website! On behalf of the entire HQCB, I would like to welcome you from wherever you may reside in the world and thank you for your interest in certification as a Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ). I hope you will find this website an important part of your ongoing quality journey. Whether you are just beginning to look for additional information on the certification examination or seeking information on re-certification, I hope you will find this website a valuable resource.
If you are planning on taking the certification examination for the first time, the Candidate’s Handbook is an essential place to begin your journey. It contains all of the information you need to take the CPHQ examination. The examination continues to be given online via computers set up at designated testing centers around the world. This year the examination will again be offered at the annual National Association of Healthcare Quality (NAHQ) conference in Phoenix, Arizona. To help you prepare for this examination, this website also contains information on the CPHQ Self-Assessment Examination introduced in October 2007. This 65-question online exam was developed to be parallel in content and difficulty to the actual CPHQ examination. It was created at the request of many candidates in order to help ease some of their fears by providing an idea of what they can expect when taking the examination. It is a tool that can help you assess if you are ready for the actual examination.
If you are already a CPHQ, we have streamlined the re-certification process on-line in an effort to make it as simple as possible. Each CPHQ is encouraged to keep track of their continuing education for re-certification by keeping their individual profiles up to date. This way you can avoid that last minute scrambling for information you will need to re-certify.
Please browse this website frequently for updated FAQ’s, names of recent certificants and other news of interest to quality professionals. Let us know if there is any additional information HQCB can provide you as we continually look to improve the website and our services to you.
The CPHQ designation means you are a WORLD CLASS, CERTIFIED, PROFESSIONAL. It is the worldwide Gold Standard for the healthcare quality professional. Certified Healthcare Quality Professionals are committed to excellence in healthcare quality. The HQCB is committed to supporting you wherever you are on this journey.
David Loose, RN, MSN, CNAA, CPHQ
Chair,
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