National certification update: October 2020
The Canadian College of Health Information Management provides monthly updates on the status of its four certifications. This could include important deadlines, process changes, information about resources, highlighting successes, and more.
Here are the updates as of October 28, 2020:
National certification 2021 dates are now available.
CHIM NCE
The final CHIM NCE for the 2020 calendar year was held from October 13-30, 2020. Congratulations to the new certified health information management professionals of 2020.
CCCS NCE
The final CCCS NCE for the 2020 calendar year will be held November 16–20, 2020. The application is still open and the deadline to apply is November 2, 2020.
CCDIS NCE
The final CCDIS NCE for the 2020 calendar year was held on August 27, 2020. Congratulations to the new certified clinical documentation improvement specialists of 2020.
CTSS
The application to become a certified terminology standards specialist closed on October 15, 2020. Congratulations to the new certified terminology standards specialists of 2020.
Official certificates will be sent out in November for the August CCDIS NCE and October CHIM NCE. The reason for the delay is that the College would like to send out its latest design reflecting its new identity that was announced on September 24, 2020. Read more here
