{"target_audience": "b2b", "is_medical": false, "ai_generated_title": "ABSNC Reaccredits NCC's Neonatal and Women's Health NP Programs", "body_html": "<p><strong>Mount Laurel Township -- [CURRENT_DATE] --</strong> The Accreditation Board for Specialty Nursing Certification (ABSNC) has granted reaccreditation to the National Certification Corporation (NCC) for its Neonatal Nurse Practitioner (NNP) and Women's Health Care Nurse Practitioner (WHNP) certification programs.</p><h5>NCC has certified more than 245,100 professionals since 1975</h5><p>NCC is a not-for-profit body that runs a national certification program for nurses, physicians and other licensed health care professionals. It awards certifications in the obstetric, gynecologic and neonatal specialties, as well as for advanced practice neonatal and women's health nurse practitioners.</p><p>Subspecialty certifications cover electronic fetal monitoring, care of the extremely low birth weight neonate, neonatal neuro-intensive care, obstetric emergencies, obstetric and neonatal quality and safety, neonatal pediatric transport, and reproductive health and infertility.</p><h5>ABSNC requires continuing adherence to 18 standards</h5><p>ABSNC accreditation is a peer-reviewed mechanism through which nursing certifying organizations demonstrate compliance with industry quality standards. To keep accreditation, programs must show continuing adherence to the 18 standards ABSNC has set.</p><p>ABSNC Executive Director Felicia Lembesis said accreditation is a recognized standard in certification testing and indicates that a credential meets or exceeds legal and regulatory guidelines.</p><p>NCC Chief Executive Officer Robin Bissinger, PhD, APRN, NNP-BC, FAAN, called national accreditation the \"gold standard\" for certification providers. She said certification with ongoing maintenance improves the quality and outcomes of care in an increasingly complex healthcare system.</p><h5>ABSNC accredits more than 90 programs from 28 organizations</h5><p>ABSNC describes itself as the only accrediting body specifically for nursing certification. Its standards cover examination-based certification programs, portfolio assessment certification programs and assessment-based certificate programs.</p>", "meta_description": "ABSNC has reaccredited NCC's Neonatal Nurse Practitioner and Women's Health Care NP certification programs; NCC has certified over 245,100 professionals since 1975.", "seo_keywords": "ABSNC, National Certification Corporation, NCC, reaccreditation, nurse practitioner certification, neonatal nurse practitioner, women's health nurse practitioner, nursing certification", "companies": ["National Certification Corporation", "Accreditation Board for Specialty Nursing Certification"], "industries": ["Healthcare & Biotech"], "markets_regions": ["United States"], "news_type": ["regulatory_update", "general_news"], "products": [], "themes": ["regulatory_compliance", "workforce_credentialing"], "events": [], "cta_text": "Learn more about ABSNC and its accreditation standards", "learn_more": "", "fact_check": {"accuracy_score": 100, "legal_risk": "low", "corrections_made": ["Paraphrased the ABSNC quote and attributed the 'gold standard' phrase to NCC's CEO", "Omitted the contact details and the generic organization boilerplate", "Omitted the source date per the current-date rule"], "recommendation": "publish"}}