Coders unsure of when to seek certified professional coder credentials should not wait until after Oct. 1, according to AAPC. Though waiting until ICD-10 takes effect may seem logical, AAPC said it ...

SALT LAKE CITY, April 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- AAPC (www.aapc.com) is collaborating with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to plan and conduct an AAPC-sponsored ICD-10 "Code-A-Thon" ...

Why should you become a Certified Medical Administrative Assistant and Certified Coding Associate? According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, overall employment in healthcare occupations is ...

After two years of following a doctor around the office as a medical assistant, Raina Diaz was ready for a change. “I wanted to be part of the back end of the medical field,” says Diaz, 47, of St.

Here are six factors that affect the average salary of a medical coder, based on data from AAPC’s 2010 Salary Survey: Coding Still a Good Bet in Bumpy Seas, written by Robison Wells, MBA, senior ...

Why Become a Certified Medical Administrative Assistant? The healthcare field offers one of the leading areas of opportunities for career growth today. Within healthcare, specialized medical ...

Ajman: The region’s first collaborative center for imparting specialized skills in health in medical coding was launched by the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) and Gulf Medical ...

FILIPINO professionals, especially those into information-communications technology, will soon be trained as United States-certified medical coders and billers. The Philippine government, through the ...

The event filled up within hours of its initial announcement, but the presentations, recording, and transcript will be available for people to view on the CMS website no later than two weeks after the ...