Certified Health Data Analyst (CHDA)
From AHIMA (American Health Information Management Association)
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What you'll learn
You learn to turn healthcare business questions into measurable metrics, then acquire, clean, query and analyze health data, visualize findings for stakeholders, and support data governance, privacy and security policies.
- Business needs assessment
- Data acquisition and management
- Data analysis
- Data interpretation and reporting
- Data governance
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Is this right for you?
- Level
- Intermediate People with some experience who want to go further or prove what they know.
- What you get
- A certification employers can verify, made for the top of your résumé and your LinkedIn profile.
- How you learn
- Online, self paced, about 3.5 hrs.
- How to use it
- Put it at the top of your résumé and under Licenses and certifications on LinkedIn, with the verification link so hirers can confirm it in seconds. Name it in every application that uses this skill, and send it straight to recruiters and hiring managers.
- Why it's worth it
- VA accepts it as one way to meet the basic requirements for Medical Records Administration Specialist jobs. Source ↗
What you will pay$259 and upUpfront cost. Full details below.Renewal costs money too. See Renewal below.
- Time
- Exam 3.5 hours.
- Before you start
- Hold RHIT or RHIA, or a bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited college; 3 years healthcare data experience recommended, not required.
- How you are tested
- 142 questions (121 scored); Pearson VUE test center or OnVUE remote.
- Renewal
- 2 year cycle; 30 CEUs plus recertification fee.
- Full cost details
- Exam $259 AHIMA member / $329 nonmember; retakes same price. Recertification $100 member / $249 nonmember per 2 year cycle (additional AHIMA credentials $20 member / $50 nonmember).
- Where it applies
- United States.
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Sources and what we verified
AHIMA CHDA page ↗AHIMA recertification guide (updated 03 2026): CEUs and fees ↗What we verified: CEU count and fees from AHIMA's March 2026 recertification guide hosted on international.ahima.org.
Fees and eligibility can change. Confirm current terms with the issuer before you pay.
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