This Certification Blog was written by Doris Dickey, CRCE from the
Illinois Chapter of AAHAM. Doris currently serves on the Illinois Board
and is the national AAHAM Certification Chari for the CRCS and CCT.
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While the CCT credentials may not necessarily be a stepping stone
layered within the other levels of AAHAM’s certification, it is an
important part of our testing opportunities. The CCT exam has been
around for 13 years. This exam tests compliance proficiency and
provides a resource for healthcare managers to ensure staffing
competence. The exam delves into regulatory agencies and issues related
to healthcare billing.
The CCT exam includes 80 multiple choice questions and like the other
AAHAM exams, the applicant must achieve a 70% in order to successfully
pass. The exam certification is good for three years. Re-certification
is achieved by either re-testing or joining AAHAM as a member and
submitting 20 hours continued education units (CEUs).
Be prepared: This exam will require a substantial amount of memory
work specifically, of the various regulating entities and the laws that
govern them. A prepared applicant would need to completely understand
the following concepts and the regulations that support them:
- Role of the OIG
- Fraud vs abuse
- Anti-Kickback Statue
- False Claim Act
- Stark Law
- Operation Restore Trust
- PPACA
- TCPA
- HIPAA
- Collection regulations
- CLIA
- EMTLA
- CERT Programs
- RAC Audits
- MSP guidelines
- ZPIC audits
- MIC audits
There are currently 101 Certified Compliance Technicians. Can you make it 102?
Respectively submitted,
Doris Dickey, CRCE
CCT/CRCS Committee Chair