Certifications

Certification is the act of confirming that someone has met a certain set of predetermined criteria by the certifying body. Certification is recognized as an acceptable standard of practice by general consent of the population it certifies.

To learn more about the various certifications available to case managers, click on the links below:

AAOHN	American Association of Occupational Health Nurses
	Primary Focus:	Occupational Health Nursing
	Provided By:	American Association of Occupational Health Nurses
	Website:	https://www.aaohn.org/
ABDA	American Board of Disability Analyst
	Primary Focus:	Rehab, Medicine, Case Management
	Provided By:	American Board of Disability Analysts
	Website:	http://www.americandisability.org/certifications.html
ACM	Accredited Case Manager
	Primary Focus:	A Certification for Hospital / Health System Case Management Professionals
	Provided By:	American Case Management Association (ACMA)
	Website:	http://www.acmaweb.org/section.asp?sID=16
AOCN	Advanced Oncology Nursing Certification
	Primary Focus:	Nursing
	Provided By:	Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation (OMCC)
	Website:	http://www.oncc.org
CASWCM CSWCM	Certified Social Work Case Manager
	Primary Focus:	MSW Social Workers BSW Social Workers
	Provided By:	National Association of Social Workers (NASW)
	Website:	http://www.socialworkers.org
CCM	Certified Case Manager
	Primary Focus:	Multiple Practice Setting Case Managers
	Provided By:	Commission for Case Management Certification
	Website:	http://www.ccmcertification.org
CCP	Chronic Care Professionals
	Primary Focus:	Health coaching and chronic care certification program; focus is on all members of the health care team
	Provided By:	HealthSciences Institute
	Website:	http://www.healthsciences.org/information-about-ccp-certification.html
CCRNS^®	Certification in Critical Care Nursing (as granted by the AACN Certification)
	Primary Focus:	Nurses
	Provided By:	American Association of Critical Care Nurses
	Website:	http://www.healthsciences.org/information-about-ccp-certification.html
CDMS	Certified Disability Management Specialist
	Primary Focus:	Disability Managers Insurance Based Rehab Specialists Vocational Counselors
	Provided By:	Certified Disability Management Specialist Commission
	Website:	http://www.cdms.org
CHCQM	Certified Health Care Quality Management
	Primary Focus:	Certification in five sub-specialty areas: Transitions of Care Patient Safety/Risk Management Case Management Managed Care, and Workers’ Compensation This certification is over and above the HCQM Board Certification.
	Provided By:	American Board of Quality Assurance and Utilization Review Physicians (ABQAURP)
	Website:	http://www.abqaurp.org
CMAC	Case Management Administrator Certification
	Primary Focus:	Case Management Administration
	Provided By:	The Center for Case Management
	Website:	http://www.cfcm.com/resources/certification.asp
CMC	Certification for Case Managers
	Primary Focus:	All health care professionals
	Provided By:	The American Institute of Outcomes Case Management (AIOCM)
	Website:	http://www.aiocm.com
CMC	Care Manager, Certified
	Primary Focus:	Gerontology, Counseling Care Management
	Provided By:	National Academy of Certified Care Managers
	Website:	http://www.naccm.net
CMCN	Certified Managed Care Nurse
	Primary Focus:	Nurses in Managed Care
	Provided By:	American Board of Managed Care Nursing
	Website:	http://www.abmcn.org
COHN/CM COHN-S/CM	Certified Occupational Health Nurse-Case Manager
	Primary Focus:	Occupational Health Case Management
	Provided By:	American Board of Occupational Health Nursing – Case Manager
	Website:	http://www.abohn.org
CPHQ	Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality
	Primary Focus:	Quality Managers Utilization Managers Risk Managers
	Provided By:	Healthcare Quality Certification Board of the National Association for Healthcare Quality
	Website:	http://www.cphq.org
CPON	Certified Pediatric Oncology Nurse
	Primary Focus:	Oncology Nurses
	Provided By:	Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation (ONCC)
	Website:	http://www.oncc.org
CRC	Certified Rehabilitation Counselor
	Primary Focus:	Rehab Counselors
	Provided By:	Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification (CRCC)
	Website:	http://www.crccertification.com
CRRN CRRN-A	Certified Rehabilitation Registered Nurse Certified Rehabilitation Nurse-Advanced
	Primary Focus:	Rehab Nurses
	Provided By:	Rehabilitation Nursing Certification Board
	Website:	http://www.rehabnurse.org
RN-BC	Registered Nurse Case Manager
	Primary Focus:	Nurse Case Manager
	Provided By:	American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
	Website:	http://www.nursingworld.org
RN-C	Certified Nurse Case Manager
	Primary Focus:	Nurse Case Manager
	Provided By:	American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
	Website:	http://www.nursingworld.org