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To the M*Modal newbies on the coding board - Two of the ever gracious posters
Posted: Mar 23, 2014
on this board pointed out to me that I misspoke. AHIMA does not approve coding courses. What I meant to say was that, to take the CCS you must submit an application, which must be approved by AHIMA before you can sit for the test. If you do not have the required two years of experience, or a professional certification and a year's experience, you can still sit for the exam if your coding program fulfills the requirements of A&P, pathophysiology, pharmacology, medical terminology, reimbursement methodology, ICD and CPT. In my hurry to get that information out to you, I did not word it right, and I am very sorry, as I would never intentionally mislead you.
AHIMA "approved" vs "accredited" programs - Much confusion over these
[ In Reply To ..]AHIMA "accredits" college and university Programs in health information technology ( 2 -year associate's RHIT) and health information management (4-year bachelor's RHIA). In order to sit for those registry exams, you must have completed a program offered by an accredited program.
AHIMA also has an "approval" program for coding programs. This does not necessarily indicate a quality program. It just means the school appears to offer what AHIMA thinks should be taught, and pretty much only that. Some AHIMA-accredited HIT programs offer coding certificates, but never got them approved. Other very good schools like Andrews are not even eligible for consideration due to technicalities.
The CCS, CCA, and CCS-P requirements are separate from that. Those are based solely on course content.
Some "approved" coding programs in AHIMA-accredited HIT programs do not qualify for the CCS ir CCS-P. AHIMA's own course does not qualify. Private schools that do not qualify for "approval" may still qualify a student to sit for the CCS or CCS-P by their course content.
Please read the AHIMA website before telling people what they need to do. There is tons of clear information there.
These issues have been a source of misinformation and confusion for decades. Many, many students have wasted years and money following incorrect advice.
thanks for the info! - East MT
[ In Reply To ..]all this info is greatly appreciated :)
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