AAPC Announces 5-Year ICD-10 Training Plan

SALT LAKE CITY—In response to the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS') final rule on the Oct. 1, 2013, implementation date for the new ICD-10-CM code system, the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) announces a comprehensive, five-year ICD-10-CM training plan.

The plan, which launches in September, is designed to guide providers, payers and coders through the implementation process step by step.

The AAPC is the nation’s largest medical coding training and certification association and provides credentials to medical coders in physician offices, outpatient facilities and payer environments.

“Our comprehensive ICD-10 implementation plan is designed with the right approach and the right curriculum, coupled with the right timing for the trainings,” said Reed Pew, CEO and president of the AAPC. “The goal of this training program is to enable coders, administrators and others—whether in the provider or payer environment—to be well prepared and make such a clean transition that there is no interruption in payment flows.”