HIMSS Marketplace

Please make the appropriate selection below. You must meet all of the eligibility requirements to qualify.

Application Type

Certified Professional in Healthcare Information and Management Systems (CPHIMS)
Certified Associate in Healthcare Information and Management Systems (CAHIMS)

Eligibility for Examination

To be eligible for the CPHIMS examination, a candidate must fulfill one of the following requirements for education and work experience. Please check one that applies from list below.

Baccalaureate degree, or global equivalent, plus five (5) years of associated information and management systems experience*, three (3) of those years in healthcare.
Graduate degree, or global equivalent, plus three (3) years of associated information and management systems experience*, two (2) of those years in healthcare.

Eligibility for the CAHIMS Examination requires fulfilling the following requirement

High School Diploma or equivalent.

Associated information and management systems experience includes experience in the following functional areas: administration/management, clinical information systems, e-health, information systems, or management engineering.

Application Status

I am applying as a new candidate.
I am applying to retake the exam. I understand that there is a 60 day waiting period between exams.
I am applying for an extension of my testing window.
I am applying to renew my existing certification and will be taking the exam in lieu of submitting continuing education.

CPHIMS/CAHIMS Exam Application