What's New?
NAHUC Certification Exam Detailed Content Outline
The new exam based on the new detailed content outline will be released on December 14, 2011.
The NAHUC certification examination is designed as a nationally administered comprehensive job-related objective examination. The examination measures knowledge and skills in areas of job performance. The NAHUC Certification Board relies on a diverse group of certified health unit coordinators to determine the content outline of the exam.
In 2011, new items were pretested in order to gain reliable statistics. In July 2011, the Certification Board Exam Development Committee (EDC) met with AMP to review the items and their pre-test statistics and select 25 pretest sets. In late July, AMP presented Angoff to the EDC. That is where each proposed test question was reviewed and rated in regards how a minimally competent health unit coordinator will perform. In September, comments based on web review were discussed with the EDC. In November, one more call with the EDC was conducted to review final comments. The new exam based on the new detailed content outline will be released on December 14, 2011. The new detailed content outline is available in the certification exam candidate handbook and the NAHUC web site.
Click here for the NAHUC Exam Detailed Content Outline
NAHUC Lending Library
Click here to view the new titles recently added to the NAHUC Lending Library.
Conference Site Selection
NAHUC members who wish to have their location be considered for the annual education conference site should complete and submit this form to the NAHUC office. The NAHUC Program Committee and Board of Directors select sites approximately three to five years in advance.
Click here for a proposal form if you would like your area to be considered for a conference site
NAHUC Board Re-alignment and Bylaws Change
At NAHUC’s annual education conference in 2010, members received a copy of the proposed changes along with the revised job descriptions of each board member. This was similar to the information previously shared with the membership as whole on the Web site. The membership voted to make two small changes to the proposals, so those changes along with the revised bylaws from restructuring are official.
Detailed information is available in the NAHUC Information Handbook. The NAHUC Board of Directors is excited to move forward with these changes and welcomes feedback from the membership as these positions become more defined with time. Click here to view the NAHUC Information Booklet
Rewards for Recruiting Members
Click here to learn how you can earn rewards for recruiting new members
Recruiting State Liaisons
Click here for more information
NAHUC's newsletter, the Coordinator
NAHUC is now offering a preview of its quarterly publication, the Coordinator. Non-members may complete the Coordinator contact hour quiz for $10.00. Follow the directions published on the quiz page and submit with $10.00. Click here to view more. Members always get the Coordinator contact hours quiz for no additional fee. To start getting your issue and other member benefits, join NAHUC now.
NAHUC Social Networking
Calling all H.U.C.'s....Come and join the fastest growing site on the web, Facebook! NAHUC now has a group site on Facebook so we can network and get to know other each other. If you aren't a Facebook member yet, go to http://www.facebook.com and when the login box pops up, click on "sign up" and follow the steps. Once you become a member, and for those that already are members, when you are on your page, go to the "search" box in the top right corner and type in "National Association of Health Unit Coordinators" and it will bring up our Group. You will be able to view the people who have joined the group and request to be friends with them. Also, there is a discussion board where topics can be posted and commented on, and you can write on "The Wall". Once you have joined the group, invite your fellow H.U.C.'s to join as well. Let's see how many members we can get on our Facebook group, and how many we can get to join NAHUC and become certified!
Award Nominations
If you know of an individual or an institution that you feel deserves recognition for what they have done for the profession, please complete an Award Nomination Form. Nomination forms for the 2011 awards must be received by the NAHUC office no later than April 1, 2011. Awards will be issued at the 2011 NAHUC Education Conference in Henderson, NV. Click here for more information.
NAHUC Board Meeting Action Assignments and Minutes
NAHUC strives to be a transparent association by offering its membership information from the semi-annual board meetings. Now in addition to posting the meeting minutes, NAHUC will post the action assignments on the web site. Action assignments are the activities assigned to board members to complete the work decided upon at the board meetings.
Click here to view the action assignments and minutes.
Contact Hour Calculation
At the February 2007 winter board of directors meeting, it was decided that all contact hours will be calculated at 60 (sixty) minutes per 1.0 contact hours instead of the current 50 minutes. This will be effective May 1, 2008. This change is for all new contact hour applications and programs.
Quiz Writing Guidelines
The Education Board has updated the guidelines for writing quizzes for contact hours effective January 2008. Click here to review the revised guidelines.
Order the DVD - Health Unit Coordinator: A Health Care Profession
The NAHUC DVD is now available for purchase. NAHUC saw the need for an up-to-date introduction to the health unit coordinating profession. The DVD explains and portrays health unit coordinating and the association as a profession. The DVD is great for job fairs, health care career days, orientation, and training. The DVD can be used anytime you're asked, "What is a health unit coordinator?". Click here for the order form.
Contact Hour Opportunity
Last Revised: 12/23/11