American Board of Quality Assurance and Utilization Review Physicians

The American Board of Quality Assurance and Utilization Review Physicians, Inc. (ABQAURP) is an international membership association comprised of interdisciplinary health care professionals. Through its ultimate goal to improve the quality of health care, ABQAURP is dedicated to providing education and certification for physicians, nurses, and other health care professionals. View a list of organizations that require, recognize, or prefer HCQM Certification and/or Advanced Physician Advisor Certification.

Advanced Physician Advisor Certification – CPHYADV

Validate your expertise as an Advanced Physician Advisor. The board certification for Advanced Physician Advisors demonstrates professional expertise in the physician advisor body of knowledge.

To ensure a valid, reliable, and legally defensible certification, the Advanced Physician Advisor Certification exam was developed and validated in accordance with the Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing; jointly published by the American Psychological Association, the American Educational Research Association, and the National Council on Measurement in Education. Collaborating with Certification Management Services with over 25 years of psychometrics and test development expertise ensures a robust certification program. ABQAURP certification exams are proctored to safeguard the security, credibility, and integrity of the certification exam, exam candidates, and the CPHYADV credential. 

Health Care Quality and Management (HCQM) Certification 

Health care quality and patient safety have never been more critical than they are today. It is essential that health care providers and administrators demonstrate their expertise and commitment to quality and patient safety.

Validate your professional expertise with a certification that demonstrates your knowledge and commitment to safety, health care quality, and effective care. Earning the credential of CHCQM is a definitive benchmark of achievement, signifying a higher level of proficiency. HCQM Certification is intended for all physicians, nurses, and other health care professionals striving for both personal and professional enrichment.

ABQAURP Diplomates may further demonstrate their knowledge and experience by achieving Sub-Specialty Certification. Sub-Specialty Certification reflects dedication to the many associated areas of Health Care Quality and Management.

HCQM Sub-Specialty Certifications 

Validate your specialized knowledge and experience through HCQM Sub-Specialty Certification. Sub-Specialty Certification may be applied for during completion of the initial HCQM Exam application, or you may return and apply after passing the HCQM Exam and achieving Diplomate status.

Sub-Specialty Certification is available in the following categories:

• Case Management – CHCQM-CM
• Managed Care – CHCQM-MC
• Patient Safety / Risk Management – CHCQM-PSRM
• Physician Advisor (US-licensed physicians only) – CHCQM-PHYADV^®
• Transitions of Care – CHCQM-TOC
• Workers’ Compensation – CHCQM-WC

Visit ABQAURP’s Center for Continuing Education to browse the catalog of accredited CME/CE courses designed to change competence, performance, or patient outcomes provided by and for members of the health care team!

For more information about ABQAURP membership, certification, and education, visit abqaurp.org.