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, CPMSM, or CPES 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 medical services, credentialing, and provider enrollment professions, 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 assubject-matter experts who served on the Job Task Analysis Panel. For the CPCS and CPMSM JTA panels, all participants hold a current CPCS or CPMSM certification in good standing, respectively. For the CPES JTA panel, the CCN Test Development Team convened a group of SMEs with a broad range of experiences within the provider enrollment industry. The broad-based input from the MSP community through the survey serves as a validation tool of the panel’s work.
IMPLEMENTATION
The JTA findings determine the Domains that form the blueprint for the certification examination, including what content will be covered and how tht content is weighted. The CPCS JTA findings determine the CPCS blueprint, CPMSM JTA findings determines the CPMSM blueprint, and the CPES JTA findings determine the CPES blueprint.The most current 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 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 was first tested on in Fall of 2024.
In March 2024, a panel of ten subject matter experts, assembled by CCN, met to delineate the role of the CPES. The potential certificant population was surveyed in May 2024 to validate the panel's work. The final 2024 JTA CPES Test Specifications were approved in July 2024. The 2024 CPES JTA will be first tested on in Fall of 2025.
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