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Professional certification assessments for healthcare quality and patient-safety practice.

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Qualify for healthcare quality or patient-safety work

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Compare quality versus safety scope, experience eligibility, improvement methods, and practice setting

ExamQuestions & time
Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ) ExaminationCPHQ Exam · NAHQ
140 multiple-choice questions: 125 scored and 15 unscored pretest questions (pretest items dispersed throughout the exam and not identifiable)3 hours maximum
Certified Professional in Patient Safety (CPPS)CPPS · IHI
120 questions (100 scored, 20 unscored pretest)2.5 hours (150 minutes)

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