National certification accreditation

dsmith12h@aol.comdsmith12h@aol.com
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Wonder if there is an update on the CCDS certification being recognized by a National certification accreditation agency (eg. Accredition Board for Specialty Nursing Certification [ABSNC] or National Commission for Certifing Agencies [NCCA])?

I know this has been out there before and there are criteria to be met to achive the recognitions but wanted to see if there is anymore news on this.

The reason for my question-- For Nurses-- having a current national nursing certification that is attained, maintained or renewed during the licensure renewal cycle and is in the nurse's area of practice, meets the requierement for continued competence and Nursing Liscense renewal. This would be benificial for those RN-CDS out there.



Thanks, Debbie S

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  • dsmith12h@aol.comdsmith12h@aol.com
    edited May 2016
    oops :) This may not apply to all Board of Nursing criteria-- it does apply to Texas.

    Debbie S


  • catladyrncatladyrn
    I don't know the answer, but I am wondering since you don't have to be an RN to earn your CCDS (can be a coder) if it will ever happen. Nursing is notoriously finicky about accepting work done outside nursing's purview (witness the non-nursing BA/BS).

    Maybe I'm behind the times. I hope so.
  • robert.hodges2robert.hodges2
    edited May 2016
    Just as a FYI, ACMA offers a certification in case management for social workers and RN's. The RN certification is recognized, but they do have separate exams for each profession. I hope we would not have to go that route for recognition.

    Robert

    Robert S. Hodges, BSN, MSN, RN
    Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialist
    Aleda E. Lutz VAMC
    Mail Code 136
    1500 Weiss Street
    Saginaw MI 48602
     
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  • paula.sonnpaula.sonn
    edited May 2016
    Does anyone have a career ladder for documentation specialist? Our facility has a clinical advancement program for staff nurses. Our CDI program is under care mgmt., The dept. is considering developing one for case mgmt as a whole, cdi included. (not sure if that's the best way) If anyone has an educational/career ladder for cdi only and willing to share, please send to my email.

    Thanks,
    Paula Sonn, RN BSN, CDI
    Baptist Hospital-Beaumont TX
    Paula.sonn@mhbh.org

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