CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL AUDITOR (CPMA)
COURSE INFORMATION AND FEATURES
Medical auditing is a critical aspect of compliant and profitable physician practices. Whether it’s RAC audits or private payer denials, more health care organizations plan to have inspections conducted regularly. The risks of noncompliance with documentation and coding are massive. As a CPMA, you apply knowledge of coding and documentation guidelines to improve the revenue cycle of nearly all healthcare practices.
Certified Professional Medical Coder has expertise in:
Medical documentation.
Penalties for documentation and coding violations as per government guidelines.
Scope and Statistical Sampling Methodologies.
Medical Record Auditing Skills and Abstraction Ability.
Quality Assurance and Coding Risk Analysis.
Communication of Results and Findings.
The Medical Record.
The exam
The CPMA Exam
- 150 multiple choice questions
- 5 hours and 40 minutes exam duration
- Open codebook