What you're being assessed on
The ASHRM Patient Safety Certificate Program helps professionals apply patient safety principles and analytical tools to improve patient care and organizational outcomes. Topics include patient safety science, data, RCA, FMEA, disclosure, human factors, communication and sustaining change.
How the exam works
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10 multiple-choice questions
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30 minutes — the timer runs on our server, so closing the tab doesn't stop it
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Pass mark is 70%
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1 attempt included in the fee; retakes are $1,600.00
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Answers autosave as you go, and questions and options are shuffled per candidate
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Available immediately after payment — sit it whenever you're ready
Eligibility & prerequisites
- Open to healthcare risk management and patient safety professionals; members and non-members may participate.
What the exam covers
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Patient Safety Past, Present and Future
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Patient Safety Infrastructure
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Patient Safety Science and Foundations
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Patient Safety Data
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Root Cause Analysis
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Disclosure
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Human Factors
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Communicating for Patient Safety
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Building Patient Safety into Organisations
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Sustaining Change
What this certification proves
OUTCOME 1
Understanding of patient safety principles
OUTCOME 2
Ability to apply safety tools
OUTCOME 3
Knowledge of RCA and FMEA
OUTCOME 4
Ability to support safety improvement
Skills validated by this exam
Who should sit it
- Patient safety professionals
- Risk management professionals
- Healthcare quality professionals
- Healthcare leaders and administrators
What your fee covers
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Online pre-work
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In-person application sessions
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Patient safety learning activities
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Certificate of Completion
Your certificate
Completion requires full on-site attendance, completion of online work, and the required evaluation. The program provides 18 contact hours and ASHRM credits.