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The Certified Professional by the American Heart Association – Telehealth (CPAHA) program is the American Heart Association’s measure of excellence in telehealth care delivery.
To be eligible, professionals must first complete 5.25 credit hours of continuing education specific to telehealth within the last 12 months. Upon completion and attestation to meeting the education requirements, professionals will be eligible to sit for the 175-question (150 scored questions, 25 unscored questions), live remotely proctored certification exam. You will have 3 hours to complete the exam. The certification exam will be delivered by Meazure Learning. After you complete the required prerequisites and purchase the product, you will receive an email from Meazure Learning to schedule your exam within 3 business days. Upon passing the exam, the American Heart Association will award the professional with CPAHA certification and credentials for individual recognition in accordance with provided branding guidelines.
To retain the certification past the three-year award period, the individual must complete certification maintenance criteria with continuing education credits and fees. If the certification is not maintained, it is no longer active for professional use and display.
Access to the CPAHA Candidate Handbook is included. You can access the handbook from within the program. The Candidate Handbook contains information on content outlines, maintenance requirements, sample questions, and more.
Prerequisite Requirements:
• Be a telehealth professional including licensed medical professional, allied health professional, administrative personnel, research personnel, or student
• Complete 5.25 CE (Continuing Education) hours in Telehealth within the last 12 months
• While you are not required to submit CEs upon registration, in the event of an audit you will be required to provide proof of completion.
Exam Specifications:
• 175 total questions (150 scored questions, 25 unscored questions)
• 3 hours to complete the exam.
• Exam will be live remote proctored by Meazure Learning
• See Candidate Handbook for live remote proctoring requirements.
Certification Maintenance:
• Certification is valid for 3 years.
• Before expiration, 15 CE credits in outlined telehealth subject areas will be required for recertification.
• Certification maintenance fees ($175) are due prior to expiration.
• Individuals may opt to retake the exam at full cost ($400) in lieu of continuing education credits
Continuing Education Information
ORIGINAL RELEASE DATE: 05/24/2022
LAST REVIEW DATE: May 2022
TERMINATION DATE: 05/23/2025
DESCRIPTION:
Telehealth has expanded exponentially across the healthcare continuum and has a profound adaptability to diverse technology modalities, business models, specialties, disciplines, and locations. When the patient is at the center of implementation and ongoing workflow, telehealth creates connectedness and optimization of health care resources. The AHA Center for Telehealth’s CORE – Clinical, Operational, Regulatory and Ethics – Concepts in Telehealth Certificate Program provides a comprehensive curriculum enabling the learner to develop knowledge of telehealth concepts for successful implementation and delivery across a broad spectrum of service areas.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
At the conclusion, participants should be able to:
1. Describe the evolution of telehealth
2. Differentiate models of telehealth
3. Identify common benefits and barriers of telehealth
4. Discuss the future outlook of telehealth
5. Recognize the pillars of telehealth technology that provide the needed structure for a successful
6. Identify needs of telehealth workflow in order to apply appropriate technology
7. Describe basic components of a telehealth technology set up
8. Ensure ongoing support of telehealth technology including monitoring and reporting tools, downtimes, upgrades, and testing
9. Recognize the requirement of security in telehealth and telecommunication
10. Describe preparation for a telehealth visit to set expectations for a meaningful encounter
11. Describe the environment for a telehealth visit that improves workflow and allows for building patient-provider rapport
12. Identify skills that build patient-provider relationship through remote mediums
13. Interpret legal and professional regulatory standards for providing care at a distance
14. Identify quality assurance processes that should be applied to telehealth services
15. Recognize variability in requirement and procedures from each state licensing board and facility in regards to telehealth licensing, credentialing and privileging
16. Describe basic telehealth coverage and reimbursement
17. Discuss state regulations regarding telehealth reimbursement policies
18. Examine CMS, Medicare an Medicaid requirements for telehealth services
19. Recognize the importance of medical ethics
20. Identify ethical considerations of the patient and provider that should be addressed in the telehealth setting
ACCREDITATION TERMS:
Joint Accreditation: 05/24/2022 - 05/23/2025
ACCREDITATION STATEMENTS:
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by the American Heart Association. The American Heart Association is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
AMA Credit Designation Statement - Physicians
The American Heart Association designates this activity for a maximum of 5.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
AAPA Credit Acceptance Statement – Physician Assistants
AAPA accepts certificates of participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by ACCME or a recognized state medical society. Physician assistants may receive a maximum of 5.25 hours of Category I credit for completing this program.
AANP Credit Acceptance Statement – Nurse Practitioners
American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) accepts AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM from organizations accredited by the ACCME.
ANCC Credit Designation Statement - Nurses
The maximum number of hours awarded for this CE activity is 5.25 contact hours.
PARTICIPATION AND SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION:
1. Register and view the course online
2. View the content in its entirety
3. Complete the post-test with a minimum score of 84%
4. Complete a survey of your learning experience
5. Claim your CE Certificate
DISCLOSURE STATEMENT
All persons in a position to control educational content of a CE activity provided by the American Heart Association must disclose to the audience all financial relationships with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. The presence or absence of all financial relationships will be disclosed to the audience in activity materials. All unlabeled/unapproved uses of drugs or devices discussed will also be disclosed to the audience. All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.
I. The following authors/faculty have declared NO financial interest(s) and/or affiliations (check for no conflicts) :
Mandy Bell, MHA
Katie DeJong, DO
Whitney Flanagan, BAN, MBA, RN-BC
Seth Parsons, PsyD, MD
Kristi Sidel, RN, BSN
Trisha Ferwerda, BS
Lisa Leuning, MBA
Pat Herr, BSN
Lindsey Meyers Kelly Rhone, MD
Amanda Allison, RN
Megan Wexler, SW
This list represents the relationships that may be perceived as actual or reasonable conflicts of interest as reported on the Disclosure Questionnaire which all AHA volunteers are required to complete and submit. The focus is on relevant financial relationships with commercial interests in the 24 month period preceding the time that the individual is being asked to assume a role controlling content:
TARGET AUDIENCES:
Primary Audience:
Physicians
Nurses
Nurse Practitioners
Physician Assistants
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