Model Tool: Certiﬁcation table professional credentials for medical office managers

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Model Tool: Certiﬁcation table - professional credentials for medical office managers

Why you need this table:

Professional credentials can help advance your career, but first you have to know what type of certification to pursue and what the requirements are.

How this table helps you:

This table will show you what professional credentials are available for medical office managers, and what the requirements are for certification.

How to use this table:

Use this certification table to set and meet educational goals that can help advance your career.

Model Tool: Certiﬁcation table - professional credentials for medical office managers

Organization		Certification		Eligibility		Exam		Maintaining certification		Topics covered
PAHCOM		CMM		3 years work experience (supporting patient care; medical practice or clinical setting); 12 college credit hours in health care or business management courses; PAHCOM membership		3 hours, 200 multiple choice questions, at a testing center or PAHCOM conference		24 CEUs every two years and maintain PAHCOM membership		insurance/managed healthcare plans, risk management, contracting, data management, human resources, communication, administrative issues, clinical knowledge administration and marketing
MGMA		CMPE		2 or more years in healthcare management (at least 6 months in supervisory role); MGMA membership		A 3-hour 15 minute, 175-question multiple choice test and a 90 minute essay exam and 50 hours of continuing education		50 CEUs every three years and MGMA membership		business operations, financial management, human resource management, organizational governance, patient care systems and risk management. the two domains now being integrated into the remaining six are: quality management and information management
MGMA		FACMPE		CMPE board certification and MGMA membership		Completion of three case studies or a professional paper		50 CEUs every three years
PMI		CMOM®		At least one year experience in a medical practice or supplemental medical office training		four-hour, 100-question multiple choice proctored exam		12 CEUs needed each year; nine must be in specified core competencies		managed care and the medical practice, practice administration, personnel and time management and financial management
Organization	Certification		Eligibility		Exam		Maintaining certification		Topics covered
AACP		CPPM®		AAPC membership; 2 years professional experience recommended but not required; coding knowledge or skills also recommended		200-question multiple choice exam in five hours 40 minutes		36 CEUs related to practice management every two years		business processes, health care reform, compliance, quality of care, accounting, physician reimbursement, revenue cycle management, human resources, marketing, operational flow, HIPAA, electronic medical records and information technology, disaster planning
CIE/CSME		CMMP		Must complete basic and/or advanced training		Certification exam after completing advanced training		24 CEUs every two years
POMAA		CPM®		POMAA membership; 1 year of professional work experience is recommended but not required		The exam can be taken online or in person at one of POMAA’s conferences and seminars		12 CEUs each year		principles of management, human resource management, OSHA, HIPAA, employment law, healthcare law
MMI		Registered Medical Manager		MMI Membership		Online learning program and exam completed within 6 months of enrollment		12 CEUs every year

Acronyms
^>^AAMA^{– American Association of Medical Assistants, offers}

^{CMA certification.}

^>^ACMPE^{– American College of Medical Practice Executives,}

^{certification division of MGMA which offers the board}

^{certification CMPE and fellowship FACMPE}

^>^AMT^{– American Medical Technologists, offers RMA}

^{certification}

^>^BLA^{– Bureau of Labor Statistics}

^>^CCMA^{– Certified Clinical Medical Assistant, certification}

^{from National Healthcareer Association}

^>^CEU^{– Continuing education unit}

^>^CIE™^{– Center for Individual Excellence™, offers CMMP}

^{certification in conjunction with CSME}

^>^CMA^{– Certified Medical Assistant, certification offered by}

^{the AAMA}

^>^CMAA^{– Certified Medical Administrative Assistant,}

^{certification offered by National Healthcareer Association}

^>^CMM^{- Certified Medical Manager, a PAHCOM certification}

^>^CMMP^{– Certified Medical Office Manager Practitioner,}

^{certification offered by CIE and CSME}

^>^CMOM®^{– Certified Medical Office Manager, a PMI certification}

^>^CMPE^{– Certified Medical Practice Executive, board}

^{certification through MGMA’s certification division, ACMPE}

^>^CPM®^{– Certified Practice Manager®, certification offered by}

^POMAA

^>^CPPM®^{– Certified Physician Practice Manager, certification}

^{offered by AAPC}

^>^FACMPE^{– Fellow of the American College of Medical Practice}

^{Executives, through MGMA’s certification division, ACMPE}

^>^MGMA^{– Medical Group Management Association}

^>^MMI^{– Medical Management Institute, offers Registered}

^{Medical Manager certification}

^>^NCCT^{– National Center for Competency Testing, offers}

^{NCMA certification}

^>^NCMA^{– National Certified Medical Assistant, certification}

^{from the NCCT}

^>^PAHCOM^{– Professional Association of Healthcare Office}

^Managers

^>^PMI^{– Practice Management Institute, offers the CMOM®}

^{certification}

^>^POMAA^{– Physician Office Managers Association of America,}

^{offers CPM certification}

^>^RMA^{– Registered Medical Assistant, certification offered by}

^AMT

^>^RMM^{– Registered Medical Manager certification offered by}

^MMI

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