The CPHQ (Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality) program is carried out by NAHQ (National Association for Healthcare Quality). The test content changes periodically, it depends on current qualifications demanded by health care organizations.

The test consists of 4 blocks: performance measurement and process improvement (52 questions); patient safety (28 items); quality leadership and structure (20 questions); information management (25 questions). It will cost $399 for NAHQ members and $469 for nonmembers when conducting US testing; the international testing costs $445 and $515, respectively.

Examination is implemented online, through one of the hundreds AMP Testing Center in US and abroad. It lasts for 4 hours and contains 125 multi-choice questions. There are 3 question types: application (over 50% of test items, one need to construe the situation and apply details); analysis (about 15%, estimates an applicant’s capacity for problem solving); recall (over 30% of questions, assesses knowledge of particular facts and terms).