AHIMA
Certified in Healthcare Privacy and Security
CHPS · Status not verified
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- Exam cost
- $259 USD (historical estimate)
- Questions · time · passing score
- 150 questions (125 scored, 25 pretest), 3.5 hours, variety of question types, passing score of 300.
- Prerequisites
- Candidates must meet one of the following eligibility requirements to sit for the CHPS examination: High School or General Education Degree (GED) and a minimum of six (6) years of experience in healthcare privacy or security; or Associate degree in a relevant field (e.g., Health Information Management, Health Informatics, or Information Technology, etc.) and a minimum of four (4) years of experience in healthcare privacy or security; or CCA or CCS or CCS-P or RHIT and a minimum of four (4) years of experience in healthcare privacy or security; or Baccalaureate degree in a relevant field (e.g., Health Information Management, Health Informatics, or Information Technology, etc.) and a minimum of two (2) years of experience in healthcare privacy or security; or RHIA and a minimum of two (2) years of experience in healthcare privacy or security; or Master\’s Degree or higher (e.g., JD, MD, or PhD) in a relevant field (e.g., Health Information Management, Health Informatics, or Information Technology, etc.) and a minimum of one (1) year of experience in healthcare privacy or security
- Estimated salary premium
- 15–15% (historical estimate)
- Renewal requirements
- 2-year cycle · CPE/CEU requirement not verified
- Difficulty
- Not rated
Domains covered
- ** HIPAA compliance
- Risk assessment
- Security policy development
- Data breach response
- Privacy program management
- Information security governance
- Regulatory compliance
- Health Information Management (HIM)
- PHI protection
- Technical safeguards
- Administrative safeguards
- Legal issues in healthcare privacy
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