MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- The Healthcare Compliance Certification Board (HCCB) announced today that it has approved the accreditation of the Quinnipiac University’s Health Care Compliance Certificate Program. This accreditation will be for the period of October 12, 2004 to October 12, 2005.
“Quinnipiac University’s Compliance Certificate program has successfully met all criteria as established by the HCCB,” said Debbie Troklus, President, HCCB.
Quinnipiac University’s Health Care Compliance Certificate Program is the first program the Healthcare Compliance Certification Board has accredited. A letter from the HCCB and signed by Ms. Troklus to Quinnipiac University announcing the program’s accreditation stated the following:
“The site visit was very positive and the commitment and enthusiasm for the program was demonstrated by everyone we had the opportunity to meet. This endeavor is very exciting for the HCCB, and we look forward to working with you in establishing and enhancing compliance as a profession.”
Quinnipiac University Health Care Compliance Certificate Program
The Quinnipiac University Health Care Compliance Certificate Program will provide qualified students with a sound academic foundation and the skills for practical implementation required to function as competent and knowledgeable health care compliance professionals. Quinnipiac University’s Health Care Compliance Certificate is available to Master’s in Business Administration (MBA), Juris Doctorate (JD) students, those pursuing a combined JD/MBA and healthcare professionals meeting specified admission criteria. Completion of a baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution will be a prerequisite to admission to this certificate program.
Courses for completion of the Health Care Compliance Certificate will encompass the following areas: a newly developed compliance course, general management principles, legal aspects of health care compliance, and financial management/auditing. Graduate and law courses will compose the sixteen- credit certificate program. Upon completion of these courses Quinnipiac will award a Health Care Compliance Certificate and the student will be eligible to sit for the Certified in Healthcare Compliance (CHC) test, sponsored by HCCB.
HCCB Accreditation Info
For information about HCCB accreditation and certification, please contact HCCB President Debbie Troklus, CHC, by email hccb@hcca-info.org. Or write Ms. Troklus at Healthcare Compliance Certification Board, 5780 Lincoln Drive, Suite 120, Minneapolis, MN 55436.
Quinnipiac University Health Care Compliance Certificate Program Info
To learn more about Quinnipiac University Health Care Compliance Certificate Program please contact Angela S. Mattie, J.D., M.P.H., Assistant Professor of Management at Quinnipiac University, Faculty Office Building 21, 275 Mount Carmel Avenue, Hamden, CT 06518-1940.
About Healthcare Compliance Certification Board
The Healthcare Compliance Certification Board was established in 1999 by the Health Care Compliance Association. The mission of the HCCB is to develop criteria for the determination of competence in the practice of health care compliance at a variety of levels and to recognize individuals meeting these criteria. In pursuit of this mission, HCCB utilizes four basic committees: Exam Development, Continuing Education, Admissions, and Ethics. Committee members are appointed by the HCCB Board of Directors from among individuals Certified in Healthcare Compliance (CHC) and leaders in the field.
About Quinnipiac University
Quinnipiac is a private, coeducational, non-sectarian institution located 90 minutes north of New York City and two hours from Boston. The university enrolls nearly 5,200 full-time undergraduate and 2,000 graduate students in more than 50 undergraduate and 17 graduate programs of study in Business, Health Sciences, Law, Liberal Arts, Education and Communications. Quinnipiac consistently ranks among the top universities with master’s degree programs in the Northern region in US News and World Report’s America’s Best Colleges. Quinnipiac also is recognized in “Princeton Review’s The Best 357 Colleges.” For more information, please visit http://www.quinnipiac.edu/.
Healthcare Compliance Certification Board (HCCB)
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