Health Care Credentialing

Degrees

100

• This degree typically takes four or more years at a college or university.

What is a Bachelor’s degree?

200

• This degree requires at least one year of study beyond a bachelor’s degree.

 What is a Master’s degree?

300

• This is the highest academic degree, often requiring two or more years beyond a master’s.

What is a Doctorate/Doctoral degree?

400

This type of program can prepare students for immediate employment or for further education.

What is Health Science Education (HSE)?

500

This degree is awarded by a career/technical school or community college after two years of study.

What is an Associate’s degree?

Credentialing

100

• This process involves a regulatory body that maintains a current list of qualified personnel.

What is Registration?

200

• This process is completed by a government agency and authorizes someone to work in a given occupation.

What is Licensure?

300

• This defines the procedures and actions health professionals are legally allowed to perform.

What is Scope of Practice?

400

This ensures programs meet quality competency standards for health care careers.

What is Accreditation?

500

This process is carried out by a professional organization and recognizes individuals who meet certain standards.

What is Certification?

Accredidation

100

• This accrediting body is another major agency that sets quality standards in health education.

What is ABHES (Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools)?

200

• Accreditation ensures that a program prepares students for this.

What is employment in health care careers?

300

• True/False: Accreditation is optional and does not affect career readiness.

What is False?

400

Accreditation helps ensure students meet what type of standards?

What are competency standards?

500

This accrediting body is one of the largest for health education programs.

What is CAAHEP (Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs)?

Continuing Education

100

• CEUs are important because they ensure health professionals do this.

What is stay current/maintain skills?

200

• True/False: All states have the same CEU requirements for health careers.

What is False?

300

• This group must be aware of their state’s CEU requirements.

• Who are health care team members?

400

CEUs are part of this broader responsibility of health professionals.

What is lifelong learning/professional development?

500

These units are often required to renew licenses or maintain certifications.

What are CEUs (Continuing Education Units)?