The NHA Team

NHA's goal is for all our programs to meet the NCCA's (National Commission for Certifying Agencies) standards for accreditation. Because of that, we have made several changes recently - for example, the confidentiality of individuals' exam scores - that reflect the NCCA's requirements of us. To help you understand why we made those changes and how we evaluate our programs and processes, please check out NHA Executive Director Becky Rabbitt's certification primer - "NCCA standards for accreditation" - below that details the disciplined process that the NCCA requires.

NCCA standards for accreditation

NHA has been invited to participate on a panel discussing certification, as well as conduct a workshop on the regulatory aspect of healthcare certifications, at the ABHES (Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools) National Conference on Allied Health Education in February in New Orleans. If you are attending the conference, be sure and stop by and see us at the NHA booth. You can learn more about the conference by visiting the ABHES website.

We've also been on the road recently at several national pharmacy conferences and regional school meetings, helping schools and employers understand the benefits of certification. Check out our next stops:

Oct. 6-8 Career Colleges & Schools of Texas
Oct. 13-15 California Association of Private & Postsecondary Schools
Oct. 20-22 Association of Schools of Allied Health Professionals
Oct. 22 Colorado Association of Career Colleges and Schools
Oct. 22 Massachusetts Association Private Career Schools
Oct. 23-27 National Community Pharmacists Association

ATI Allied Health is proud to announce the release of the new Health Occupations Basic Entrance Test V (HOBET V). HOBET V is a multiple-choice assessment of basic academic knowledge in reading, mathematics, science, English and language usage.

The HOBET V includes objectives that 206 allied health educators nationwide rated as important for applicants to have mastered.  Therefore, you can be confident that the content of HOBET V is based on objectives that are appropriate and relevant in measuring the academic preparedness of allied health program applicants. HOBET V is considered an excellent predictor of early allied health program success as it helps educators gain advanced knowledge of the content strengths and shortcomings of incoming students. We are confident that you'll be very satisfied with HOBET V. It is a 209-minute, 170-item assessment consisting of questions in reading (48), mathematics (34), science (54), and English and language usage (34). Twenty of the 170 questions are unscored (pretest). The HOBET V test plan link below contains the objectives the test is based on, along with sample questions:

HOBET V Test Plan

Two forms of HOBET V are available (Forms  A and B).  For student preparation, there is an online practice assessment, as well as a comprehensive HOBET V study manual. The study manual includes sample questions with accompanying explanations and two comprehensive practice tests. The HOBET V score reports include a Topics to Review section, which parallels the topics in the study manual.  A sample student score report for the HOBET V can be found at the link below:

HOBET V Sample Score Report

Note that normative data (means and percentile ranks) are provided for three groups of allied health program types.  A committee of allied health educators from around the country grouped these programs based on their academic similarities. Normative data is available for both total and subtest scores and can be used to compare the performance of students who apply to programs in the same category. If you have any questions or would like to learn more about the new HOBET V, please do not hesitate to contact your sales representative.

Registration and payment
Because we've launched an easier registration process at nhanow.com, paper registration forms and payments mailed directly from students no longer are being accepted. Only online registration will be accepted. Paper/pencil exam booklets will be sent based on the number of online registrations. Schools will have the option to pay for exams with one check to NHA or students may pay individually online. Please contact me to coordinate your payment method. Paper registration forms and mailed payments will be returned and accompanying tests unscored.

We no longer will accept or score outdated materials
It is vital for test security and efficient exam scoring that we receive up-to-date answer sheets and test booklets. Outdated materials will be returned unscored. If you have questions or if you're in doubt if you have old materials, please contact me.

Exam retakes
Retake exams for NHA certifications are no longer discounted. Moving forward, any student who takes and fails an exam will pay full price for future attempt(s). Students who take NHA certification exams as part of a package will play full price for any exams that are retaken. This pricing change does not affect first-time test prices.

Please work with me to coordinate exam dates as early as possible. This allows us to provide you with accurate rosters and get exam materials to you in plenty of time 

Here's the process:

• School coordinates exam dates with me.
• Students create an account at nhanow.com.
• Student selects the appropriate exam date at the school for his/her certification exam.