Online Medical Assistant Certification Program

Obtaining a CPC, CCA, or CBCS certification implies that an individual has met competencies in the field of medical billing and coding. Certification is invaluable to the student's career goals. Students have an opportunity to make confident, informed decisions about the national certification they prefer.

The Certified Professional Coder (CPC) test is offered by the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC). It is the gold standard entry-level coding certification for physician, or professional fee, coders.

The Certified Coding Associate (CCA) is offered by the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA). It is an entry-level medical coding certification across all settings--physician practices and inpatient hospital.

The Certified Billing and Coding Specialist (CBCS) is offered by the National Healthcareer Association (NHA) and is currently an entry-level medical billing certification for physician practices. In the summer of 2021, the test will transition to an entry-level billing and coding certification, with the inclusion of ICD-10-CM, CPT, and HCPCS Level II testing.

GoodTime Secures HIPAA Certification to Help Healthcare Hiring Teams Amid Rising Labor Shortage

As the U.S. grapples with an escalating shortage of health aides, nurses, and physicians, GoodTime secures HIPAA certification, enabling more health organizations to fill roles quickly with fewer resources

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 08, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- GoodTime (goodtime.io), a leading provider of AI-powered scheduling software, proudly announces the achievement of HIPAA/HITECH Type 1 Compliance. With this certification, GoodTime empowers more healthcare organizations to fill roles faster in the face of a healthcare labor shortage by utilizing Hire, the company’s flagship interview scheduling platform.

Addressing the Healthcare Labor Shortage

Amidst a severe shortage of health aides, nurses, physicians, and other healthcare professionals, GoodTime's HIPAA certification brings a timely solution to hiring teams in the healthcare industry. Consulting firm Mercer projects a shortage of over 400,000 home health aides and 29,400 nurse practitioners by 2025. The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) predicts a potential shortage of up to 122,000 physicians by 2032. This scarcity of healthcare professionals has intensified the competition for talent, making it crucial to fill open roles quickly to meet the needs of healthcare companies and the patients they serve.

Enhanced Possibilities with GoodTime’s HIPAA Certification

Healthcare organizations are already bound to strict HIPAA guidelines for any systems that directly handle sensitive patient information. As an extra measure of security for all protected health information (PHI), many of these organizations strive to only use HIPAA-compliant systems, even when those systems don’t directly interface with patients.

GoodTime's certification is a significant milestone that re-affirms the company's commitment to healthcare companies and sets them apart as the only interview scheduling provider that is HIPAA-compliant. By adhering to the highest industry standards for data security and privacy, GoodTime helps healthcare talent acquisition teams streamline and automate their hiring workflows, minimize resource requirements, and fill roles faster in the midst of the labor shortage.

Story continues

Ahryun Moon, GoodTime Co-Founder and CEO, expressed enthusiasm about the exact HIPAA certification, highlighting its importance for healthcare organizations. Moon stated, "We are thrilled to have obtained the HIPAA certification, as it strengthens their dedication to healthcare organizations during this challenging time. With secure, automated, and efficient scheduling, healthcare hiring teams can fill open positions swiftly, without all the manual work, and ultimately deliver exceptional care to patients."

Purpose-Built Features for High-Volume Healthcare Hiring

GoodTime Hire leverages AI to revolutionize the healthcare hiring process, particularly for high-volume roles in the context of the labor shortage. Healthcare organizations use Hire to significantly reduce time-to-fill and provide a standout candidate experience, even as talent acquisition teams have become leaner. Teams hiring for high-volume healthcare roles benefit from features like:

About GoodTime

GoodTime helps people and companies drive better outcomes from their most important meetings by automating coordination, making sure the right people are in the room, and providing actionable meeting insights to hit goals faster.

The company’s flagship product, GoodTime Hire, helps hiring teams go beyond candidate experience and make every interview count. Hire uses AI to automate interview coordination, build better relationships during interviews, and deliver insights to continuously optimize the hiring process. Over 300 companies around the world like Slack, Box, HubSpot, Spotify, Okta, and Pinterest are getting to “yes” up to 70% faster with Hire. Learn more at goodtime.io.

Certification Exams FAQs

Month-long testing windows offer candidates the ability to take the test on the day and time that is most convenient during a 30-day period.

Test Sites are located across the United States. At the time of scheduling the exam, candidates can select a site based on their zip code.

The normal hours of operation at Test Sites are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., but times can vary. When registering, confirm the hours with the site you wish to select. 

Candidates are required to bring one (1) form of valid (non-expired), government issued, photo ID to the test site. Additionally, candidates must bring a copy of their Confirmation Notice which is emailed to them at the time of registration.

If you wish to reschedule or cancel a testing appointment within the same test window, you must contact Meazure Learning (formerly Scantron) at least 2 business days before the scheduled appointment. Canceling or rescheduling a testing appointment more than 2 business days in advance is subject to a $50 fee. Canceling or rescheduling less than 2 business days in advance of an appointment is not permitted. 

Please review the procedures and fee schedule on the Certification test Change Policy page. All change and cancellation requests must be made by submitting the test Window Change/Cancellation Form.

ABA will consider waiving fees in case of a medical emergency. Requests will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.

Based on the certification, the test time is either 3 hours or 4 hours:

3-Hour test (150 questions) - CAFP, CFMP, CISP4-Hour test (200 questions) - CERP, CRCM, CTFA

Yes. Questions can be marked and returned to at a later point in the exam, if time permits. Be sure to answer all questions, as only answered questions are scored. To help you navigate the test, please click on one of the links below to preview the test system prior to your test date:

Sample Test

Yes. Questions can be marked for review and answers changed, if time permits.

Yes. All testing centers are fully accessible and compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). In addition, accommodations can be made for LRP test candidates. You must submit your request for reasonable accommodations, along with supporting documentation with your test application.

The test is scored on a "Pass/Fail" system using a predetermined cut off score based on advisory board analysis of the degree of difficulty for each question. Exams are scored based on your personal performance and are not graded on a curve.

All ABA Professional Certification exams use scaled scoring. Scaled scores are recommended by the Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing. Many testing programs, including the ACT® and SAT®, use scaled scores.

Exam scores are based on the total number of items answered correctly. The total number of items correct is then converted to a scaled score for reporting purposes. Scaled scores are a mathematical conversion of the number of items that a candidate correctly answers so that there is a consistent scale used across all versions of a test.

All ABA Professional Certification exams are scored on a scale ranging from 200 to 800, with the passing score set at 500.

Each test contains a small number of randomly embedded questions that are included for statistical research purposes. These questions do not count against candidate scores. This form of piloting questions before they are scored is part of ABA's efforts in continuous quality improvement.

Score results are confidential. You must sign an test Score Release Form if you want to authorize a third party to receive your score results.

An instant pass/fail outcome is provided for most computer-based exams at the testing sites. Official score results are delivered via email within 6 weeks after the close of the test window.

On occasion, ABA holds scores to conduct statistical analysis. This means that for some exams, instant outcomes will NOT be provided at the test sites and all outcomes and score results will be emailed within 6 weeks after the close of the test window.

All test fees are listed on each certification's webpage.