AAPC (healthcare)

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]

Abbreviation	AAPC
Formation	1988 (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
Chief executive officer	Bevan Erickson
Website	www.aapc.com
Formerly called	American Academy of Professional Coders

History

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]}

Products and services

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]

Certifications

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

• Medical coding and medical billing, including stand-alone certifications in over 20 specialty areas,^[11][12][13]
• Medical auditing
• Medical compliance
• Physician practice management

See also

• Health informatics
• Information governance
• Medical classification

External links

• AAPC official site