certification & continuing education +

The mission of our ACDIS-backed credentials is to elevate the professional standing of clinical documentation specialists. The program draws from experienced clinical documentation specialists in the field to establish criteria for competency in the broad and multidisciplinary bodies of knowledge clinical documentation specialists must possess, including knowledge of healthcare and coding regulations; anatomy, physiology, pharmacology, and pathophysiology; proficiency in medical record review; communication and physician query techniques; and data mining and reporting functions. Credentials include:

• CCDS (inpatient)
• CCDS-O (outpatient)

Healthcare revenue integrity professionals play an integral role in the financial health of their organizations. As this field grows, it is critical to ensure healthcare revenue integrity professionals have a means of demonstrating their competency in core skills relevant to their roles within their organizations. This credential offers revenue integrity professionals the opportunity to hone and validate their knowledge base while ensuring facilities have a benchmark by which to measure the competency of their staff and to recruit team members who are committed to staying abreast of changes in regulations and best practices.

• CHRI

The Board of Medical Specialty Coding & Compliance (BMSC) is the credentialing arm of the Association of Home Care Coding & Compliance (AHCC), an education and training division of HCPro's post-acute brand, DecisionHealth. BMSC’s mission is to lead coders, clinicians, and compliance professionals in advancing their professional practice and standards in the delivery of quality diagnostic coding, accuracy of OASIS data set collection, and adherence to official rules and guidelines. Credentials include:

• Home Care Coding Specialist – Diagnosis (HCS-D)
• Home Care Coding Specialist – Hospice (HCS-H)
• Home Care Clinical Specialist – OASIS (HCS-O)