PROFESSIONAL CAPSTONE
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American Association of Healthcare Administration (AAHAM)
-National Membership: Individual certifications require different qualifications, i.e. a college degree or healthcare experience.
-Part-Time Student membership:
Students currently enrolled in 6 to 11 credit hours per semester.
-Full-Time Student Membership:
Students enrolled in a minimum of 12 credit hours per semester.
Note: Student membership does not confer certain certification and voting rights to the member.
-$209 for National Membership
-$50 for Part-Time Student membership
-Free for full time student membership
-Free for Retired Members
- Access to resources (i.e. publications and webinars), regular training, and updates to promote professional development
- Access to local and national AAHAM Chapters where members can interact, consult, and network with revenue cycle professionals.
- Certifications (e.g. CRCE and CRCP) to promote personal and professional growth.
I will have more advanced (and up-to-date) knowledge about various patient accounting matters, i.e. in relation to guidelines and regulations. This would translate to better management of the facilitys revenue cycle.
Association for Healthcare Administrative Professionals (AHCAP)
Meeting certain Certification requirements, i.e. professional experience with at least half of job duties being related to administration.
-Regular membership: $250
-Student Membership: $30
-Continuing education and updates (i.e. via webinars and conferences) on issues of relevance to healthcare administration.
-Networking opportunities with other healthcare administrative professionals
-Career guidance and assistance, i.e. via access to the Association for Healthcare Administrative Professionals job bank.
-Certification, i.e. the Certified Healthcare Administrative Professional(cHAP) designation
As a healthcare professional, I will have access to the tools and skills needed to properly address various administrative and governance issues at the facility. The facility will, thus, benefit from better decision-making and leadership skills and capabilities.
Healthcare Administration Association (HCAA)
Regular Membership: plan sponsors and third-party administrators
Affiliate membership: entities that advance support to HCAA regular members
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…Access to career advancement opportunities through featured jobs.
In seeking to ensure that patients have access to quality services and care, there is need to constantly update the knowledge and skillsets one possesses. AARC membership will grant me access to information and news that facilitate the provision of state-of-the art care.
National Board of Respiratory Care (NBRC)
- Student in respiratory care (Candidate)
-Credentialed Practitioner
-Educator
$125 per annum under the Credential Maintenance Program (CMP).
Credentials that come in handy in professional growth and advancement, i.e. Registered Respiratory Therapist and Certified Respiratory Therapist.
The achievement of an NBRC credential will be a plus in as far as the development of certain skills of relevance to the profession is concerned. As a consequence, I will be playing a greater and more defined role in advancing respiratory care excellence at the facility and, therefore, the protection of the lives of patients at…
