In an era of accountability, Health Care Quality and Management (HCQM) certification demonstrates that Diplomates have the practical knowledge and the tools that can reduce medical errors, ensure patient safety, eliminate waste, eliminate unnecessary services, and avoid potentially harmful delays in care. Certification demonstrates to internal entities that you, your group practice, or hospital is accountable. The result is a safer, more efficient and cost-effective system that better satisfies the needs of patients, providers, purchasers, and payers.

Professionals who have achieved certification in HCQM are deeply committed to patient safety, health care quality, and effective care. Those certified in HCQM demonstrate superior skills in their ability to critically evaluate the literature, identify evidence-based best practices, and make a recommendation that balances appropriateness of services with cost and quality. HCQM certification addresses the need for effectiveness, efficiency, equity, safety, and timeliness.

The only Health Care Quality and Management organization with an exam developed, administered, and evaluated through the consultation of the
National Board of Medical Examiners^® (NBME^®).

Diplomates and Members of ABQAURP include health care professionals – physicians, nurses, care managers, pharmacists, risk managers – and other key decision makers from the management, legal, and related professions who are involved in health care quality and patient safety on a daily basis. ABQAURP Diplomates and Members are professionals dedicated to improving the overall quality of health care.

ABQAURP is a long-established, non-profit education and certification board that has certified over 9,400 physicians, nurses, and other health care professionals in Health Care Quality and Management, with Sub-Specialty Certification in Managed Care; Patient Safety/Risk Management; Case Management and Workers' Compensation.

ABQAURP is the only non-clinical certifying organization whose exam is developed and administered under the imprimatur of the National Board of Medical Examiners.