Abbreviation | AAPC |
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Formation | 1988 |
Focus | Healthcare administrator training and certification |
Headquarters | Salt Lake City, Utah |
Region served | United States |
Services | Certification, [1] training, [2] conferences [3] |
Membership | 200,000 (2022) |
Official language | English |
Bevan Erickson | |
Website |
www |
Formerly called | American Academy of Professional Coders |
The AAPC, previously known by the full title of the American Academy of Professional Coders, [4] is a professional association for people working in specific areas of administration within healthcare businesses in the United States. [5] AAPC is one of a number of providers who offer services such as certification and training to medical coders, [4] medical billers, auditors, compliance managers, and practice managers in the United States. As of April 2019 [update], AAPC has over 190,000 worldwide members, [6] of which nearly 155,000 are certified. [7]
The AAPC was founded in 1988, [6] as the American Academy of Professional Coders, with the aim of providing education and certification to coders working in physician-based settings. These settings include group practices and specialty centers (i.e. non-hospital settings). In 2010, as their services had expanded beyond medical and outpatient coding, the full name was dropped in favor of the AAPC initialism. [8][ failed verification]
AAPC provides training, certification, [9] and other services to individuals and organizations across medical coding, medical billing, auditing, compliance, and practice management. These services include networking events such as medical coding seminars and conferences. [10]
AAPC offers a number of certifications for healthcare professionals, including:
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Abbreviation | AAPC |
---|---|
Formation | 1988 |
Focus | Healthcare administrator training and certification |
Headquarters | Salt Lake City, Utah |
Region served | United States |
Services | Certification, [1] training, [2] conferences [3] |
Membership | 200,000 (2022) |
Official language | English |
Bevan Erickson | |
Website |
www |
Formerly called | American Academy of Professional Coders |
The AAPC, previously known by the full title of the American Academy of Professional Coders, [4] is a professional association for people working in specific areas of administration within healthcare businesses in the United States. [5] AAPC is one of a number of providers who offer services such as certification and training to medical coders, [4] medical billers, auditors, compliance managers, and practice managers in the United States. As of April 2019 [update], AAPC has over 190,000 worldwide members, [6] of which nearly 155,000 are certified. [7]
The AAPC was founded in 1988, [6] as the American Academy of Professional Coders, with the aim of providing education and certification to coders working in physician-based settings. These settings include group practices and specialty centers (i.e. non-hospital settings). In 2010, as their services had expanded beyond medical and outpatient coding, the full name was dropped in favor of the AAPC initialism. [8][ failed verification]
AAPC provides training, certification, [9] and other services to individuals and organizations across medical coding, medical billing, auditing, compliance, and practice management. These services include networking events such as medical coding seminars and conferences. [10]
AAPC offers a number of certifications for healthcare professionals, including:
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