Becoming a Compliance Officer

There are different ways to approach “becoming a compliance professional”. 
You could begin by working in a healthcare setting and “work your way” into the arena.  You could strive to educate yourself in compliance by such methods as attending conferences, reading publications such as the Health Care Compliance Professionals Manual, also Compliance 101 which is available from us.

Attending conferences such as our large annual conference in April is a great opportunity for networking and meeting compliance professionals. It is also a great learning experience.  Seewww.compliance-institute.org

Members of our association can network with other professionals by accessing the members only section of our website and searching in the member directory for members in their city.  You could also join our Social Networking site and interact with members there.

You could become certified in health care compliance.   The CHC credential can be attained by passing the certification exam, with the prerequisite of a year of compliance background and 20 CEUs.  Preparation can occur through self-study, by attending conferences, and/or by attending our four day Academy, which trains in the skill set that is tested on the CHC (Certified in Health Care Compliance) exam.  See the Certification Handbook 

There are four certificate university programs that we accredit for our Continuing Education.:

• Quinnipiac University (Connecticut)
• George Washington University (Washington DC)
• Florida Gulf Coast University (Florida)
• Hamline University (Minnesota)

You would probably benefit by reading the document “Evaluating and Improving a Compliance Program” available on our website. You may also wish to peruse the Career Opportunities on our website.