Mission Statement of the National Certification Board for Anticoagulation Providers

The mission of the National Certification Board for Anticoagulation Providers (NCBAP) is to improve the quality of patient care through recognition and promotion of specialized knowledge and skills pertaining to antithrombotic therapy.

National Anticoagulation Certification

The national certification process:

• was developed by a multi-disciplinary board to provide health care professionals a credentialing process.
• evaluates the provider's knowledge and skill to manage anticoagulation therapy.
• requires evidence of experience and a passing score on a comprehensive examination.
• can be one means to improve patient care in anticoagulant therapy by providing a framework to validate achievement of advanced knowledge and skills related to antithrombotic therapy.
• affords opportunity for professional recognition - only multidisciplinary credentialing opportunity.
• is an incentive for career development, personal satisfaction.
• introduces a mechanism to implement a consistent standard of care nationwide.