New initiatives help build practice managers’ skills and proficiency
SALT LAKE CITY — June 7, 2010 — AAPC, (www.aapc.com), the nation’s largest training and credentialing association for medical coders, introduced its new practice management initiative. This effort will help physician practices operate more efficiently with improved business practices, increased accuracy with claim submissions, and less risk, enabling physicians to receive appropriate compensation even with reduced reimbursements.
“Today’s health care system is changing so quickly, and so must the roles of physician practice employees, making it crucial to have the best processes, knowledge, training and skills necessary to manage a medical practice,” said Reed Pew, CEO and president of the AAPC. “Over the next year we will begin providing practice managers, coders, billers and others with a set of tools and initiatives to continuously improve the business side of the practice.” Read more »