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About AHCC Certification

The Association of Home Care Coding & Compliance (AHCC), an education and training division of DecisionHealth, an HCPro Brand. Currently, AHCC offers three home health professional credentials (formerly known as Board of Medical Specialty Coding & Compliance (BMSC) credentials). 

  • Home Care Coding Specialist - Diagnosis (HCS-D)
  • Home Care Coding Specialist - Hospice (HCS-H)
  • Home Care Clinical Specialist - OASIS (HCS-O)

AHCC’s mission is to lead coders, clinicians, and coding and  OASIS review professionals in advancing their professional practice and standards in the delivery of quality diagnostic coding, accuracy of OASIS data set collection, and adherence to official rules and guidelines.

Each AHCC certification exam is regularly reviewed and updated by a committee of industry experts to ensure exam content accurately represents the requirements of the profession.

AHCC certification exams are developed and updated in conjunction with psychometricians and test development experts to make certain they provide an accurate measurement of the knowledge and skill the profession requires.

Ready to advance your career? Become AHCC-certified today!

Credentials are earned by taking an examination that tests your knowledge of the subject matter, as well as your ability to accurately apply the knowledge in a workplace setting.