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The AAPC, previously known by the full title of the American Academy of Professional Coders,cite-ref-dummies-4-0[4] is a professional association for people working in specific areas of administration within healthcare businesses in the United States.cite-ref-5[5] AAPC is one of a number of providers who offer services such as certification and training to medical coders,cite-ref-dummies-4-1[4] medical billers, auditors, compliance managers, and practice managers in the United States. As of April 2019, AAPC has over 190,000 worldwide members,cite-ref-aapcabout-6-0[6] of which nearly 155,000 are certified.cite-ref-7[7]

• History

• Products and services

• Certifications

• See also

• External links

• References

The AAPC was founded in 1988,cite-ref-aapcabout-6-1[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.cite-ref-8[8]

AAPC provides training, certification,cite-ref-9[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.cite-ref-10[10]

AAPC offers a number of certifications for healthcare professionals, including:

• Medical coding and medical billing, including stand-alone certifications in over 20 specialty areas,cite-ref-11[11]cite-ref-12[12]cite-ref-13[13]

• Medical auditing

• Medical compliance

• Physician practice management

• Health informatics

• Information governance

• Medical classification

• AAPC official site

cite-note-11. "Medical Certification Overview". Medical coding certification for physician practices, hospitals and the outpatient environment and coding in the payer community - AAPC.

cite-note-22. "Take a medical coding training course online or in the classroom to learn the fundamentals of medical coding and prepare for the certification exam". Medical Training Overview.

cite-note-33. "AAPC Conferences". Medical Coding Seminars and Conferences - AAPC.

cite-note-dummies-44. ↑ "How to Choose a Medical Coding Credentialing Organization - dummies". dummies. Retrieved 9 November 2016.

cite-note-55. ↑ "Code of Ethics".

cite-note-aapcabout-66. ↑ "About Us - AAPC". About AAPC. Retrieved 30 October 2018.

cite-note-77. ↑ "Membership Benefits: Recognition - AAPC". www.aapc.com. Retrieved 30 April 2019.

cite-note-88. ↑ "Accredited Online Medical Coding Training Guide for 2015 - by AAPC". Medical coding.

cite-note-99. ↑ "AAPC Continuing Education Credit, CME Credit Reporting".

cite-note-1010. ↑ "AAPC Hosts 2012 Regional Conference in Chicago".

cite-note-1111. ↑ citereficd-10-related-sourcesICD-10 Related sources. "South Dakota Medicaid Implementation Activities".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

cite-note-1212. ↑ "CMS-Medicare Fee-For-Service Provider Resources". ICD-10-CM Resources.

cite-note-1313. ↑ "Guide to the Medical Coding Certification Creadential speciality Maze by AAPC". Credential Check.