Certification in Healthcare Compliance

[Cajun Nurse]

i am curious as to how many nurses are certified in healthcare compliance. i became certified in 2005 and have seen a few certified rns at our national conferences. there are journal articles from nurses also. compliance is a very worthwhile field for nursing and can be very demanding.

i would recommend that anyone interested consider the health care compliance association (hcca). it is the first nationally organized compliance association. the health care compliance board (hccb) oversees compliance certification testing and also certifies compliance programs in the nation. the hccb is a part of the larger organization. membership is $150 per year for governmental employees. i have added the urls for the home page, the certification section and the book store. in the book store you will find two texts, compliance 101 2nd edition and auditing and monitoring. i recommend both. debbie troklus one of the authors of 101 is the president of hccb and is responsible for all the certifications. 101 is the text book for the compliance academies. if you have any training funds the compliance academy is the ideal way to go. there is one in december in san diego. you will find that notice on the home page and scroll down. the next alternative is attending a compliance institute to obtain the ceus, study the books and test after the institute. the next one is in las vegas in april.

http://www.hcca-info.org/am/template.cfm?section=home

http://www.hcca-info.org/am/template.cfm?section=chc_certification

http://www.hcca-info.org/am/template.cfm?section=shop_online