The Certification Commission of NAMSS (CCN) conducts Job Task Analysis (JTA) every five to seven years for each credential. The JTA is the largest research project related to the body of knowledge for medical credentialing professionals. The results of the JTA for the CPCS or CPMSM form the basis of the requirements for the certifications – including pre-requisite requirements, the examination, and recertification – as well as serving as the basis for any recommended changes to those requirements.
The JTA utilizes a multi-method approach incorporating numerous subject-matter experts (SMEs), an analysis of trends in the MSP profession, and a large-scale, statistically significant survey of the MSP community.
METHODOLOGY
The JTA incorporated expert input throughout the process from both the CCN and well as CPCS or CPMSM certified subject-matter experts who served on the Job Task Analysis Panel. The board-based input from the MSP community through the survey serves as a validation tool of the panel’s work.
IMPLEMENTATION
CPCS JTA Findings determine the CPCS Job Task Domains that form the blueprint for the CPCS certification examination, including what content will be covered and how that content is weighted. CPMSM JTA Findings determine the CPMSM Job Task Domains that form the blueprint for the CPMSM certification examination, including what content will be covered and how that content is weighted. The most current CPCS and CPMSM blueprints can be found in the Candidate Handbook.
Testing and Exam Timelines
In January 2020, a panel of nine subject matter experts, assembled by CCN, met to delineate the role of the CPMSM. The certified population was surveyed in April 2020 to validate the panel's work. The final 2020 JTA CPMSM Test Specifications were approved in May 2020. The 2020 CPMSM JTA was first tested on in Fall of 2021.
In January 2018, a panel of nine subject matter experts, assembled by CCN, met to delineate the role of the CPCS. The certified population was surveyed in April 2018 to validate the panel's work. The final 2018 JTA CPCS Test Specifications were approved in May 2018. The 2018 CPCS JTA was first tested on in the Fall of 2019.
In March 2023, a panel of eight subject matter experts, assembled by CCN, met to delineate the role of the CPCS. The certified population was surveyed in May 2023 to validate the panel's work. The final 2023 JTA CPCS Test Specifications were approved in late-May 2023. The 2023 CPCS JTA will be first tested on in Fall of 2024.
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