Credentialing
How to Present and Prove the Value of Online Proctoring to Stakeholders
For Credentialing Directors and Managers, the transition to online proctoring
Provide valid and reliable exams with Kryterion’s psychometric expertise, defensible test development, and secure delivery solutions.
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Learn how TruMetric, a global leader in healthcare credentialing, expanded 40% globally by partnering with Kryterion for multi-modal computer-based testing.
Healthcare organizations are balancing the ever-changing regulatory mandates while trying to modernize their testing operations. When credentialing bodies rely on legacy testing methods, exam integrity drops, administration costs soar, and qualified candidates face unnecessary delays.
Fast-changing guidelines, scope-of-practice laws, and credentialing mandates require constant updates to testing standards. Legacy delivery systems struggle to adapt quickly, exposing your program to compliance and accreditation risks.
AI offers massive potential to accelerate content development, enhance security, and reduce cost. The challenge lies in integrating AI tools seamlessly while preserving psychometric validity and overall exam integrity.
Test items leaked onto brain dump sites and messaging groups can compromise entire item banks within a test window. Replacing exposed content drains internal resources and creates massive, unexpected psychometric costs.
Implementing high-stakes security shouldn’t destroy your budget. Healthcare boards constantly struggling to maintain rigorous anti-cheating protocols and advanced proctoring standards without significantly driving up candidate fees.
Healthcare demands precision, compliance, and trust. Kryterion supports medical boards, allied health organizations, and clinical associations with secure testing environments that uphold the highest standards of patient safety and professional competency.
Streamline with a single point of accountability for your entire program, from test development to delivery to psychometric analysis.
Provide a consistent candidate and administrator experience with Webassessor, our unified certification platform.
Partner with our executive and industry experts to strategically plan program success and implement best practices.
Supported by a global testing network and secure remote proctoring capabilities, deliver exam where candidates request them.
Deliver both immediate operational value and a sustainable foundation for long-term program success.
Experience a smooth transition with a single integrated solution that eliminates multi-vendor complexity.
Through proven technology and services, Healthcare clients can grow or build new certification programs.
A certification exam is legally defensible when it is built on objective, professionally accepted testing standards and can withstand scrutiny from courts, regulators, and accreditation bodies.
To achieve legal defensibility, certification programs must demonstrate:
Validity – The exam measures the knowledge, skills, and competencies required for the job role (often established through a formal job task analysis).
Reliability – Candidates receive consistent results regardless of when or where they test.
Fairness and absence of bias – Exams are free from cultural, language, or demographic bias and offer appropriate accommodations.
Documented development processes – Every step—from item writing to scoring—is
thoroughly documented and auditable.
Security and integrity controls – Strong proctoring, identity verification, and item protection ensure exam integrity. For associations, legal defensibility is not optional—it is essential to protect the credibility of the credential, maintain stakeholder trust, and reduce risk of legal challenge.
The best certification platform for healthcare organizations is one that combines secure credential management, automated certification workflows, compliance reporting, and seamless integration with existing HR and learning systems.
Healthcare organizations face unique challenges, including regulatory compliance, expiring licenses and certifications, continuing education requirements, and the need to ensure clinicians are always qualified to deliver patient care.
The most effective platforms also improve employee experience by giving healthcare professionals a single place to manage credentials, certifications, and required training while reducing administrative burden for HR, compliance, and clinical leadership.
The best certification platform depends on the size, complexity, and growth goals of the association—but high-performing programs consistently prioritize flexibility, scalability, and security.
Kryterion is a pioneer in the assessment industry. Through years of experience, we have been able to provide benefits that other companies simply can’t match. Kryterion does not have a one-size-fits-all approach to testing. Our platform allows for a wide array of question types and exam formats, enabling test sponsors to build assessments that authentically reflect what is important to them. We believe strongly in flexibility, which is why we employ an agile approach. Kryterion works with clients to help them with their specific needs. This means that certifications remain relevant, valuable, and a true measure of learning.
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