Certified Healthcare Technology Specialist - Practice Workflow and Information Management Redesign Specialist (CHTS-PW)

Issued by AHIMA

Earners of the CHTS-PW credential assist in reorganizing the work of a provider to take full advantage of the features of health IT in pursuit of meaningful use of health IT to improve health and care. Individuals with this certification may have backgrounds in health care (for example, as a practice administrator) or in information technology, but are not licensed clinical professionals.

Additional Details

Skills

Computer Science
Healthcare Customer Service
Health Information Exchange
Health IT Systems
Information Science
Process Workflows
Vendor-specific Systems
Workflow

Earning Criteria

Score a passing grade on the Certified Health Technician Specialist - Practice Workflow and Information Management Redesign Specialist (CHTS-PW) exam
Complete the following prior to sitting for the exam:
Complete short-duration (typically six months) non-degree health IT workforce development programs
Be members of the workforce with relevant experience or other types of training.