CPCO Exam
Hello All,
I noticed that there were many questions in this thread about the CPCO Certification Exam for 2018. Since I just took mine on 4/20/18 (for the second time!!) -I figured I can give you guys some helpful pointers.
For starters, anyone taking the CPCO exam can pretty much bring any documents that isn't the actual study guide provided by AAPC or anything by the HCCA (Health Care Compliance Association) -for obvious reasons. Other than that, you can bring as many documents as you need to refer to. A rule of thumb, you can actually use the resources that are embedded within the study guide. I'm not sure if any of you took the CPCO prep course with AAPC, but I did and in every chapter -there were links listed as a reference. These are the documents that you can print out and bring into the examination room with you!
Also, on the AAPC main page, you can click on the CPCO under certifications, once that opens up, scroll down to the bottom of the page where it says "the CPCO Certification Exam". There is a tab that says "Approved Manuals" -once you open this tab click on the link "additional prep methods". Now .....this may seem overwhelming BUT -here is ALL the material that will be in the exam. They recommend that you print these and organize them into a binder to take with you as a reference. I personally had a 4 inch binder that was busting at the seams I had so much paper in it. I read every single document (within a 5 to 6 months span) and I also tabbed all the important sections for easy access during the exam. This may seem like a lot but once you've read the documents become familiar with the material -you'll know where to go to find it during the exam. I failed on my first try by 8 points but I realized that there were a lot of docs that I was missing. This time -I was overly prepared and finished with 1 minute to spare!!!!! Hopefully, I'll get good news in another week or so.
I hope all of this info helps!!!!! Good luck guys!!!!!!
-Jay