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= AAOMCP (American Association of Medical Coding Professionals) = The American Association of Medical Coding Professionals was founded in May, 2020. It evolved from a successful training organization. AAOMCP was founded to provide resources and support to those in the Health Information Management sector of the United States Healthcare industry. The mission of AAOMCP was to return to the mission of service and development of Professionals in Medical Coding, Revenue Cycle, and Health Data Management. The founding of AAOMCP was precipitated by growing discontent from Professionals that sought relief from rising annual fees, diminished services, and soaring training fees from other organizations.

The Industry
The field of Health Information Management is grounded in 5 common industry resources.


 * ICD 10 CM / PCS
 * CPT ® Current Procedural Terminology copyrighted by the American Medical Association
 * HCPCS Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System
 * Statutory Regulations
 * Payer Guidelines

No organization provides other proprietary resources that are integral to the field. The development of entrants to the field and advancement of professional proficiency and knowledge arises from the aggregate experienced Professionals in the industry.

The State of the Profession
The industry is continuously evolving and evolution is synonymous with change. The timeline of change includes TITLE XVIII—HEALTH INSURANCE FOR THE AGED AND DISABLED and TITLE XIX—GRANTS TO STATES FOR MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS. These additions to the Social Security Act in 1965 created Medicare and Medicaid and positioning the Government as the largest payer of helathcare services. Starting as the Bureau of Health

Insurance, then The Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA), and most recently The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, an agency of the Department of Health and Human Services, the Federal Government drives the industry significantly in terms of policy and standards. Since 1965, The HMO Act of 1973, The Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act (TEFRA), The Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA), Inpatient Prospective Payment System (as well as an Outpatient Prospective Payment System), The Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act ( eventually repealled but mandated the use of ICD-9 codes), The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA), The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), The Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (BBA):, The Benefits Improvement and Protection Act (BIPA), The Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act (MMA), The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (​HITECH) a part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009, and The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) are a non-exhustive list of the influence the government has in the healthcare field.

It is important to note that the implementation of ICD 10 CM (replacing ICD 9 CM) and The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) requires the use of ICD 10 CM. Indications are that the accuracy acorss the industry is staggeringly below acceptebable. This is refected by ICD 10 Monitor Article 1 ICD 10 Monitor Article 2 and Central Learning.

AAOMCP recognized that the focus of many Professional Organizations turned from Quality Industry Training to Corporate Profit driven by sales of units.

One stark observation is that organizations providing costly training with following "Certification Exams" had exam success rates of only 50% - 60%. This begged the question that if the quality of the training were appropriate, then what would explain the low success rate on exams also created and administered by those organizations providing the coslty training (it should also be noted that the training is absent of instructors and is essentially self study presentations). Some organizations then brand newly "certified" Professionals with a distinctive letter appended to the credential. Again raising a question that if the training and exam are adequate, what reason would there be to obstruct or handicap ones advancement in the field. This question deepens when the removal of of the obstructive mark is the completion of unsupervised and unmentored vignettes for a significant additional fee. The common theme in these organizations is repetitious fees of significance with little or no professional instruction or mentorship.

Professional Organizations
Professional Organizations have existed to be stewards of those handling healthcare data as far back as 1928 with what is known today as AHIMA, in the later part of the century AAPC which was a magazine began offering proficiency exams, and other career organizations have played a modest role in the training, assessment, and credentialing of thise in the vocation of Health Information Management, Medical Billing, and Medical Coding.

No organization poseeses any offiical, proprietary, or governance in the validation of Professionals in the field.

A Return to Principles
AAOMCP leadership formed the organization to bring to the industry a return to principle over profit margins.

Some of the unwaivering corporate mssions of AAOMCP include:


 * Fair and reasonable fees
 * Instruction conducted interactively by highly experienced industry professionals
 * Ongoing Professional development as a part of Member Fees with Premium content at sound and reasonable fees
 * Higher quality content
 * Higher standards of proficiency to earn conferment
 * Most advanced content access system available
 * Support to Professional Members as part of Membership
 * Staff specializing in opportunity matching for Members
 * Internships for Members whenever possible
 * Access to realistic practice scenarios