Online health plan training . . . your staff's training and development needs fulfilled.MC Strategies and the Academy for Healthcare Management (AHM) partnership bring together the functionality of e-learning and internationally recognized courses and professional designation exams. Created and developed by experts from America’s Health Insurance Plans and BlueCross BlueShield Association, AHM courses are designed to provide specific health plan knowledge and industry related topics to address your staff's training needs.

Improve the relationship between your staff and health plans.AHM’s ground-breaking curriculum makes it easy for your staff to learn about health plan operations, giving them insight as to how plans function and help with managed care contract relations. With AHM's curriculum in an online format, we are able to keep learners updated so they can receive the most current information – assuring that legislative, regulatory, operational and academic information keeps your staff informed, up-to-date and confident.

Better your staff's understanding of how the industry operates, helping your hospital to operate more efficiently.A knowledgeable staff is the cornerstone to a successful business. With AHM's courses and designation exams, you can be confident that you are providing your staff with the tools they need to understand the health plan industry and its functions. Ensure that your staff not only meets specific organizations goals, but also their unique professional goals. This, in turn, will prove successful for all aspects of your organization…from reducing claims denials, to a more educated staff, to a greater return on investment.

Provide your staff with the opportunity to earn CE’s and CEU’s.Upon successful completion of exams, AHM students can receive CE’s and CEU’s credits (CE/CEU’s vary from state to state and approval must be granted from AHM prior to testing.) Please call AHM at 888-249-2346 to find out more.

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Professional DesignationsSuccessful completion of AHM courses of study and exams, qualifies your staff for widely recognized professional designations and continuing education credits that can lead to career advancement.

Professional, Academy for Healthcare Management (PAHM) Designed for a wide variety of professionals, the AHM 250 introductory course and exam, when completed, results in a PAHM designation.

Fellow, Academy for Healthcare Management (FAHM)For those seeking an in-depth study of key areas affecting the industry, the Advanced Program is comprised of five courses and exams in critical areas. Successful completion results in the prestigious FAHM designation.

Since 1986, MC Strategies has been delivering lessons via the WebInservice Knowledge Deployment System® (KDS®), the industry’s most dynamic and intuitive learning management system. The KDS® provides comprehensive and automated record keeping, custom reports and several options for customized content, helping healthcare organizations improve patient care while improving the end result.

The Academy for Healthcare Management (AHM) is sponsored by America’s Health Insurance Plans and BlueCross BlueShield Association. Serving more than 1,300 health plans and insurance companies, as well as caring for and providing coverage to more than 200 million people, AHM relies on the decades of experience that America’s Health Insurance Plans and BlueCross BlueShield offer.

To speak to one of our business development associates about how the AHM curriculum can help your organization, please call 800-999-6274 or visit out website at www.mcstrategies.com.