Healthcare Accreditation Certification Program (HACP)
Knowledge you need, Recognition you deserve!

HACP is the only program
of its kind that is:

  • Externally Validated
  • Peer Reviewed
  • Securely Administered
Sponsored by the Center for Improvement in Healthcare Quality
The Healthcare Accreditation Certification Program(s) (HACP) are the only national professional credentials solely dedicated to demonstrating competency in select fields of the regulatory environment.
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HACP Programs

HACP - Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

The HACP-CMS certification encompasses a broad knowledge of the CMS Conditions of Participation for hospitals, and the federal survey and certification process. Individuals who achieve this certification demonstrate mastery of subject matter addressing a wide variety of standards by CMS and the major accreditation providers (CIHQ, TJC, DNV, and ACHC).

HACP ‐ Physical Environment (PE)

The HACP-PE certification demonstrates an in-depth knowledge of regulations addressing the physical environment in acute care hospitals. Content addresses key regulations and national standards in Safety/Security, Hazardous Materials & Waste, Emergency Power, Life Safety/Fire Safety, Healthcare Facilities Code, Utilities, and Medical Equipment.

HACP - Infection Control (IC)

The HACP-IC certification demonstrates an in-depth knowledge of regulations and industry standards of care addressing infection prevention and control in hospitals. Content addresses CMS requirements under the conditions of participation, environmental controls, sterilization and disinfection, sterile compounding, management of communicable diseases, surveillance requirements, influx of infectious patients, and much more!

A Word from the Kentucky Hospital Association

“As a state hospital association, we appreciate the unimpeachable value of providing individuals employed by our member hospitals with learning opportunities that are truly impactful in terms of improving quality of care and patient outcomes. The HACP-CMS course offered through CIHQ is one of the finest examples of a single-day training course that covers an immense array of the topics that are the most relevant and crucial to our overarching successes in healthcare. Rick teaches with wisdom, passion, and humor, bringing the elements of real-life experience and practical application to each lesson to make them easy for our attendees to digest and retain. We communicate each new scholarship cohort to our hospital leaders directly via email, our website, and our weekly Quality newsletter, and we consistently receive far more applications for every cohort than we have seats to fill. We are grateful to our friends at CIHQ for their partnership in continuing to bring this learning to our state’s hospital leaders!”
Casey Franklin
Associate Vice President of Quality and Health Professions
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