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1990
Began a quarterly publication called AAPC News
, the inauguration of AAPC's content creation
Changed name from "
American Academy of Procedural Coders
" to "
American Academy of Professional Coders
"
Reached 2,000 members
1993-1994
Held first national conference with
136 attendees
Reached 10,000 members
by the end of 1993
Launched National Advisory Board
so that members can advise AAPC’s direction
1996-1998
Launched local chapters
with members receiving leadership, networking opportunities, and education
Began Independent Study Program
, the beginning of an exam preparation offering
Built a website
1999
Converted to reseller
Professional Medical Coding Curriculum (PMCC) training program
with members bringing in other members
Launched the Coding Edge
, which later becomes AAPC’s monthly publication, Healthcare Business Magazine
Launched bi-weekly email newsletter called EdgeBlast
, providing electronic access to content
2000
Reached 15,000 members
2005
Reached 50,000 members
2006-2007
Rebuilt website and begins ecommerce
Launched community forums
2008-2010
Began selling private labeling code books
Launched blog
, transitioning to daily content
Launched weekly webinars
Changed name from "
American Academy of Professional Coders
" to "
AAPC
"
March 2009 – Andrea Malcolm, CPC, became AAPC’s 75,000th member
April 2010 – Donna Peters, CPC-A, became AAPC’s 90,000th member
November 2010 – Carla Peacock, CPC-A, became AAPC’s 100,000th member
2011-2012
Launched Audit Services
, sourcing members globally to do the work
Launched social media platform
, expanding community onto other platforms
Launched a knowledge center
, which exponentially expands content creation sourced from members
Launched first continuing education courses
2013-Present
Began producing own coding books
Launched first mobile app
Launched Codify
to transition code book customers to software
Launched Practicode
to provide practical experience to coders and an assessment software for employers
Launched Healthicity
, which later spun off as a separate company providing Auditing and Compliance software
Launched several new certifications
: CPB (2013); CIC (2014); CPPM (2014); and CRC (2015)
Hired first sales team to capture B2B clients
Launched AAPC Learning, an LMS platform for B2B clients
December 2013 – Lori Pimentel, became AAPC's 125,000th member
October 2015 – Elena V. Kuklina, became AAPC's 150,000th member
October 2018 - Roxanne Moreno, became AAPC's 175,000th member
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