AAPC Membership Benefits:

Recognition

Validate your expertise, be a part of powerful force of more than 121,000 health care professionals, and take advantage of opportunities for leadership and recognition.

Nationally Recognized Credentials

More than 70,000 health care professionals around the country hold AAPC certifications in physician offices, clinics, outpatient facilities and hospitals. AAPC is the leader in credentialing the business side of medicine with gold standard certifications in medical coding, auditing and compliance – nationally recognized by employers, medical societies, and government organizations.

Representation in the Industry and Washington D.C.

As a member of the largest training and credentialing organization in the industry, your AAPC membership carries weight. It means you always have AAPC on your side at home, in Washington, D.C., and with the health care leaders of America. To represent our membership's best interests, we work regularly with D.C. lobbyists and assert our representation and concerns at the largest meetings affecting health care.

Opportunities for Leadership, Authorship, Interviews, and Speaking

AAPC encourages all members to get involved in the industry and offers many opportunites for leadership, authorship, and recognition. Become an officer within your local chapter or an advisor at the regional or national level. Have experience or expertise in a particular subject or specialty? AAPC places hundreds of member-authored articles in top magazines, newsletters, and blogs in the industry. And through the AAPC public relations specialist, members are utilized for national speaking engagements and interviews. Because the AAPC membership is so diverse we have regularly opportunies to offer expertise in all areas and specialties of health care.