Healthcare Organizations Professional Capstone

PROFESSIONAL CAPSTONE 5

Professional Capstone: Organizations

Name

University

Course

Instructor

Date

Professional Capstone

Qualifying criteria

Fees

Offered benefits

Justification for the order of choice

American Association of Healthcare Administration (AAHAM)

-National Membership: Individual certifications require different qualifications, i.e. a college degree or healthcare experience.

-Part-Time Student membership:

Students currently enrolled in 6 to 11 credit hours per semester.

-Full-Time Student Membership:

Students enrolled in a minimum of 12 credit hours per semester.

Note: Student membership does not confer certain certification and voting rights to the member.

-$209 for National Membership

-$50 for Part-Time Student membership

-Free for full time student membership

-Free for Retired Members

- Access to resources (i.e. publications and webinars), regular training, and updates to promote professional development

- Access to local and national AAHAM Chapters where members can interact, consult, and network with revenue cycle professionals.

- Certifications (e.g. CRCE and CRCP) to promote personal and professional growth.

I will have more advanced (and up-to-date) knowledge about various patient accounting matters, i.e. in relation to guidelines and regulations. This would translate to better management of the facility’s revenue cycle.

Association for Healthcare Administrative Professionals (AHCAP)

Meeting certain Certification requirements, i.e. professional experience – with at least half of job duties being related to administration.

-Regular membership: $250

-Student Membership: $30

-Continuing education and updates (i.e. via webinars and conferences) on issues of relevance to healthcare administration.

-Networking opportunities with other healthcare administrative professionals

-Career guidance and assistance, i.e. via access to the Association for Healthcare Administrative Professionals job bank.

-Certification, i.e. the Certified Healthcare Administrative Professional (cHAP) designation

As a healthcare professional, I will have access to the tools and skills needed to properly address various administrative and governance issues at the facility. The facility will, thus, benefit from better decision-making and leadership skills and capabilities.

Healthcare Administration Association (HCAA)

Regular Membership: plan sponsors and third-party administrators

Affiliate membership: entities that advance support to HCAA regular members

Regular member: $700

Affiliate Member: $900

-HCAA Conference discounts. Such conferences provide valuable information on issues and trends of relevance to healthcare administration

- Access to a certification program, i.e. the Certified Self-Funding Specialist designation

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- Access to promotional opportunities on the HCAA website

I am of the opinion that the facility should participate in HCAA so as to better collaborate with other stakeholders and engage in exchange of ideas, while at the same time gaining access to resources that could aid sustainability efforts and further the quality healthcare delivery agenda.

Medical Group Management Association (MGMA)

-Student Membership:

An individual enrolled in a business or healthcare-related degree program

Faculty Membership:

A member of faculty in an institution of higher learning who teaches healthcare or business administration.

-Uniformed Services:

Healthcare Service Commissioned Corps, Coast Guard, Air Force, Navy, Marines, as well as Army active-duty members.

Individual Membership: $399

Student Membership: $50

Faculty: $179

Uniformed Services: $299

Organization Membership: Determined upon appraisal by MGMA reps.

-Education and training opportunities (publications, online courses, webinars etc.)

-Make savings: members have access to better deals from vendors who have a working relationship with MGMA.

-Networking opportunities: One would be able to interact and exchange ideas with the vast MGMA member community.

- Certification

- Access to various career resources

I will be better equipped to address and derive solutions for the various practice management issues I encounter at the facility. This is more so the case given that membership will in this case give me access to training resources as well as tools of relevance in this regard.

American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC)

Active Members: Professionals who presently serve in the respiratory care field in the country.

Student Members: A student presently enrolled in a respiratory care course that is accredited.

Associate Members: All persons who offer diverse services in the various respiratory-related fields in the country.

Special Members: Any person who doesn’t work in a respiratory care-related field, but is nonetheless interested in the profession/subject.

Active Members: $96

Student Members: $25

Associate Members: $96

Special Members: $96

-Access to resources of relevance to respiratory care, i.e. clinical resources, publications, and professional documents.

- Networking opportunities. As a member, one has access to professional networking platform that lets one reach out to and share with other professionals