NCCA (National Commission for Certifying Agencies)

AAH’s Competitors

NCCA (National Commission for Certifying Agencies) AAMA (American Association of Medical Assistants) NHA (National Healthcareer Association) ASCP-BOC (American Society for Clinical Pathology) AMT (American Medical Technologists) ACA (American Credentialing Agency) PTCB (Pharmacy Technician Certification Board) NAHP (National Association for Health Professionals) AAPC (these guys are moving into other areas) MAB (Medical Association of Billers) AMBA (American Medical Billing Association) AHIMA (American Health Information Management Association) FSBPT (Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy) NCCT (National Center for Competency Testing) NAVTA (National Association of Veterinary Technicians in America) TVMA (Texas Veterinary Medical Association)

Main Competitors: NHA AMT NCCT AAPC (Billing & Coding, has 111,111 members)

CREDENTIALS OFFERED BY OUR COMPETITORS

Medical Assistant: AAH uses: RMA(AAH) NCCA uses: NCMA (nationally certified medical assistant) AAMA uses: CMA (Certified medical Assistant) NHA uses: CCMA (Certified Clinical Medical Assistant) AMT uses: RMA(AMT)

Phlebotomy: AAH uses: CPT(AAH) ASCP-BOC uses: PBT(ASCP) This one works with California AMT uses: RPT(AMT) this one works in California American Credentialing Agency uses: CPT(ACA) NHA uses: CPT

Pharmacy: AAH uses: CPhT PTCB uses: CPhT NHA uses: CPhT (Their exam is called the EXCPT) EKG: AAH uses: CET NHA uses: CET NAHP (National Association for Health Professionals) uses: NRCEKG

Medical Coding and Billing I and II: CMCB for I and MCBS for II. AAH uses: CMCB AAPC uses: CPC (this is trademarked!) and CPC-H (this is trademarked!) and CPC-P (this is trademarked) NHA uses: CBCS MAB uses: CMBS and CMBS-H (these are both trademarked) AHIMA uses: CCS and CCS-P (for the physician based)

Physical Therapy Aide: AAH uses: CPTA FSBPT uses: NPTE national physical therapy examination

Patient Care Technician: AAH uses: CPCT NHA uses: CPCT/CPCA/CNT NCCT uses: NCPCT (nationally certified Patient Care Technician)

Veterinary Assistant: AAH uses: CVA NAVTA uses: AVA (approved Veterinary Assistant) TVMA uses: CVA (certified Veterinary Assistant)

Next Steps in Growing American Allied Health:

(1) Gain Accreditation -National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA) -this is the best organization to gain accredidation with -Institute for Credentialing Excellence (ICE) -this is second best, so perhaps try them first? -American National Standards Institute (ANSI) -Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP)

(2) Gain State Board Approvals -for state board info about Physical Therapy Aide see this website: https://www.fsbpt.org/LicensingAuthorities/

(3) Look for other certifications to offer