Chronic Care Professional (CCP) Certification

Why CCP Certification?

 

Today chronic conditions are the major threats to public health and drive over 75% of health care spending. The Chronic Care Professional (CCP) certification program prepares health care professionals to better care for people at risk of, or affected by, chronic conditions.

The World Health Organization and the Institute of Medicine agree that better chronic care requires new workforce competencies. HealthSciences Institute is fulfilling this mandate and these competencies are the foundations of CCP certification.

CCP is the only nationally recognized program of its type and has been selected by state health units, leading health systems, health plans (15+ US Blue Cross-Blue Shield affiliates), and chronic disease prevention and chronic care improvement programs in the US and abroad. View a complete list of participant and partner organizations.

Qualitative and quantitative data support the impact of the CCP program on participant and program performance. HealthSciences Institute can work with organization partners to design or evaluate the return-on-investment (ROI) of CCP.

What is Chronic Care Professional (CCP) Certification?

The Chronic Care Professional program is an evidence-based, patient-centered, interdisciplinary development and certification program for nurse health coaches and case managers, physicians, pharmacists, and other eligible professionals.

Individual CCP certification is attained upon successful completion of the CCP learning program and online examination. For programs, CCP staff accreditation assures purchasers and patients that program staff are prepared to deliver evidence-based wellness and chronic care management services. Learn more about CCP certification and CCP staff accreditation.

Unlike traditional academic health care training and continuing education programs, CCP reflects the science, best practices, and innovations in change management, organization learning, and workforce development.

CCP is an advanced learning program that includes practical content, action learning, and motivational interviewing health coaching video resources to prepare clinicians to address the real-world challenges of evidence-based medical care, whole person care, patient activation, adherence, cultural competence, self-care support, and lifestyle change.

As an advanced, award-winning learning and development program CCP includes key curriculum design features to support learning transfer to day-to-day job roles.

The Chronic Care Professional (CCP) curriculum prepares providers to work strategically in the new health care environment, improve adherence with evidence-based care, forge true shared partnerships with patients and apply evidence-based motivational interviewing and health coaching approaches to engage patients in their health and self-care. The interdisciplinary CCP curriculum has been validated in state and national competency modeling studies and is currently in its fourth edition.

CCP certification is valid for three years. A minimum of 15 hours in applicable continuing education hours are required for recertification. A $75 recertification fee applies. Learn more about CCP recertification.

How is Chronic Care Professional (CCP) Certification Completed?

CCP is offered completely online or through a blended (1.5 day live and online) delivery format to support seamless integration within partner organizations. Learn more about CCP delivery options for organizations or teams or how CCP certification is supporting better performance in today's health care organizations.

The 40-hour CCP program includes the CCP online KnowledgeSpace and learning community, a learning and reference manual, the largest online motivational interviewing video series, certification examination, certification, and CE hours for nurses, certified case managers (CCMs), physicians and pharmacists. CCP is offered via a bundled fee of $1,295.00 or $971.25 for members of partner associations or organizations including DMAA (enter code: DMAA) and CMSA (enter code: CMSA). The military rate for CCP is $841.75 (enter code: MILH). Learn more about the CCP program features, tuition fees, and continuing education approvals.

Program participants must pass a 100-item online CCP certification examination with a score of 70 or better, within one year of registration, to receive CCP certification. Two attempts are allowed.

As a patient-centered, chronic care improvement program, the CCP program is designed for health care professionals in the US and international locations. Learn more about offering the CCP program outside of the US or registering for CCP as an international participant.

Register Online Now for CCP Certification

Register online for the CCP eLearning program using our secure registration page. You may select "pay by credit card" or "pay by check."

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Mail or Fax Registration and Payment

Alternatively, registration can be completed by mail. Please complete the online registration form, print out and mail with payment or payment information to HealthSciences Institute, 4905 34th St. So., Suite 5300, St. Petersburg, FL 33711. Or, if you prefer, you can complete and fax the CCP Registration Form to 866-640-6060.

For organization or team delivery options, contact HealthSciences Institute.