HIPPA COMPLIANT

HIPAA stands for the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. It is a federal law enacted in 1996 as an attempt at incremental healthcare reform. HIPAA Awareness for Business Associates covers Privacy, Security, ARRA/HITECH Act and Omnibus rule and implementation of Administrative Safeguards, Physical Safeguards, and Technical Safeguards.

AAPC MEMBERS

AAPC was founded in 1988 to provide education and professional certification to physician-based medical coders and to elevate the standards of medical coding by providing student training, certification, and ongoing education, networking, and job opportunities. AAPC credentialed coders have proven mastery of all code sets, evaluation and management principles, and documentation guidelines.