CPDHTS®

Certified Professional in Digital Health Transformation Strategy

To take the CPDHTS Exam and earn professional certification, you must either:

• Hold a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university, and
• Have five years of information and management systems* experience, with three of those years in a healthcare setting**

OR

• Hold a graduate degree or higher from an accredited college or university, and
• Have three years of information and management systems* experience, with two of those years in a healthcare setting**

OR

• Have at least 10 years of information and management systems* experience, with eight of those years in a healthcare setting**

For detailed information on eligibility requirements, see the CPDHTS Candidate Handbook.

*Information and management systems experience includes work in systems analysis, design, selection, implementation, support and maintenance, testing and evaluation, privacy and security, information systems, clinical informatics, and management engineering.

**Healthcare settings include providers of health services or products to a healthcare facility (e.g., hospitals; healthcare consulting firms; vendors; federal, state or local government offices; academic institutions; payers; public health).

Start by reviewing the CPDHTS Candidate Handbook, which provides a detailed outline explaining the content and structure of the exam. It will help you identify your strengths and weaknesses and focus your preparation.

Instructor-led, interactive, one-day, in-person review courses, as well as online review courses and instructional webinars, are available. Contact us for more information, or find upcoming courses and webinars on our Events page.

Check out the CPDHTS Competency Gap Assessment and Learning Plan.

The CPDHTS Self-Assessment Exam is a 50-question online practice test that was developed using the same process as the CPDHTS certification exam. The practice test conforms to the CPDHTS certification exam’s specifications in topical content, cognitive levels, and format—but not number of questions, time allotted, or difficulty. Use the practice test to familiarize yourself with the format and type of questions you will find on the actual certification exam. At the end of the practice test, you will see a results screen. You can click on any incorrect questions to review the correct answers, to help you identify areas for further review, and study. The questions presented in the practice exam are different from the questions contained on the actual certification exam and should not be considered predictive of your performance on the certification exam. Please allow 5-7 business days for your practice exam transaction to process.

The CPDHTS Exam is delivered via a network of computer-based assessment centers around the world.

Submit Your Application

Applications will be reviewed for eligibility, and candidates will be contacted with instructions on how to make their testing reservation.

To locate the testing center nearest you, visit our testing partner website. Candidates will not be able to make a testing reservation until they have received an eligibility ID number.

HIMSS exams are no longer available in Quebec due to a new law requiring exams to be in both French and English. Since our exams are only in English, Quebec residents will not be able to take them locally our virtually.

Questions? Reach out to us at certification@himss.org.