Revenue Cycle Specialist
Patient access and billing to revenue-integrity and practice-management leadership.
Typical roles: Patient Access Rep · Medical Biller · Revenue Integrity Analyst · Revenue Cycle Manager · Practice Manager
The track, phase by phase
Foundation
Core
Advanced
Mastery
A suggestion, not a set of prerequisites: one or two certifications per phase is plenty.
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Health Information Management 5 certificationsnot on this track
Beginner, 2 certifications
Intermediate, 3 certifications
Expert, 0 certifications
None listed
Coding, Billing & CDI 41 certifications8 on this track
Beginner, 5 certifications
Intermediate, 35 certifications
- Phase 2: CoreCSPR, HFMA
- Phase 2: CoreRCMS, AAPC
- Phase 3: AdvancedCPMA, AAPC
- Phase 3: AdvancedCHCRS, HFMA
- CDIP, AHIMA
- CCDS, ACDIS (HCPro)
- CCS, AHIMA
+28 more+30 more intermediate Coding, Billing & CDI certifications
- CCS-P, AHIMA
- CRC, AAPC
- NHS ACC, NHS England (Terminology & Classifications Delivery Service)
- CIC, AAPC
- COC, AAPC
- AAPC CPCD, AAPC
- CANPC, AAPC
- CASCC, AAPC
- CCC, AAPC
- CCDS-O, ACDIS (HCPro)
- CCVTC, AAPC
- CDEI, AAPC
- CEDC, AAPC
- CEMC, AAPC
- CFPC, AAPC
- CGIC, AAPC
- CGSC, AAPC
- CHONC, AAPC
- CIRCC, AAPC
- COBGC, AAPC
- COPC, AAPC
- COSC, AAPC
- CPEDC, AAPC
- CRHC, AAPC
- CUC, AAPC
- CDEO, AAPC
- CCP-KSA, AAPC
- RCMS-KSA, AAPC
Expert, 1 certification
Health & Clinical Informatics 8 certificationsnot on this track
Beginner, 1 certification
Intermediate, 5 certifications
Expert, 2 certifications
Interoperability & EHR 7 certificationsnot on this track
Beginner, 2 certifications
Intermediate, 5 certifications
Expert, 0 certifications
None listed
Health Data & Quality 6 certificationsnot on this track
Beginner, 0 certifications
None listed
Intermediate, 6 certifications
Expert, 0 certifications
None listed
Privacy & Compliance 6 certifications2 on this track
Beginner, 1 certification
Intermediate, 4 certifications
Expert, 1 certification
Health IT Leadership 11 certifications3 on this track
Beginner, 0 certifications
None listed
Intermediate, 4 certifications
Expert, 7 certifications
- Phase 4: MasteryCHFP, HFMA
- CHCIO, CHIME
- ABPM-HALM, American Board of Preventive Medicine
- CMPE, MGMA (ACMPE)
- FACHE, American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE)
- CPDHTS, HIMSS
- CDH-E, CHIME
+2 more expert Health IT Leadership certifications
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