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Sunday, February 17, 2008
Specialty Credentials for Medical Coding Professionals
The AAPC (American Association Professional of Coders) now offers specialty coding credentials for coding professionals like CPCs, CPC-Hs, CPC-Ps, CCSs, CCS-Ps, RHIT and MDs who are already working. This certification will help them move to new specialty area or prove their worth in any specialty discipline. Even though there are no prerequisite years of experience required for eligibility to take the examination, one must always remember that these are difficult high level examinations.
These are the different specialty areas,
- Anesthesia - ANEST
- Cardiology - CARDIO
- Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery - CTS
- E/M Auditor - E/M
- Family Practice Medicine - FP
- Gastroenterology - GI
- General Surgery - GENSG
- Internal Medicine - INTMED
- Obstetrics/Gynecology - OBGYN
- Orthopaedics - ORTHO
- Pediatrics - PEDS
- Plastics and Reconstructive Surgery - PLRS
Labels: coding credential, medical billing, Medical Coding, Medical Coding Specialty Credentials for Coding Professionals, specialty coding
posted by Outsource Strategies International @ 8:28 PM
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