Testimonials

"AHIMA accreditation equates to more accurate and efficient billing. When hiring coders, I look for individuals with CCS-P certification. Accuracy is very important and these individuals are more likely to be accurate. A certified individual imparts great knowledge to others on staff."

Robert Perkins, MD
Gastonia, NC

"Staff members with a CCS-P have a higher level of comprehension of the general coding process and a greater understanding of the coding application."

Gary Huff, MD, CCS
Germantown, TN

"Certification provides an employer with a level of confidence regarding their employees’ competency. It also plays an important part in the hiring process. Employees with certification have an excellent comprehension of coding rules. CCS and CCS-P Certification is the industry benchmark."

Deborah Adair, MS, RHIA
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA

"My current job as Coding Quality Analyst is where my credentials have paid off—it was a requirement for the job. This job pays and I really enjoy what I do."

Cathy M. Straub, RHIT, CCS
Mercy Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

"In coding consulting, credentials are the primary way to demonstrate proficiency. Once healthcare practitioners see the credentials I’ve earned, I have instant respect and their coding questions "to the expert" soon follow."

Joseph L. Cargal, RHIA, CCS-P, CCS
Medical Business Resources, Asheville, NC

"Not only was I recognized for my coding expertise, I was able to experience personal and professional growth from a coding focus to one of physician education, audits and compliance."

Carolyn Roberts, CCS, CCS-P
Baystate Medical Education and Research Foundation, Springfield, MA

"I have received greater respect from the physicians and office manager that I work for. They come to me to get the right answers for their coding and billing questions."

Amber Davidson, RHIT, CCS-P
Anesthesiology Professionals PA, Overland Park, KS

"Certification makes potential employees more desirable because they’ve already passed a nationally-recognized exam. There is a significant probability that they will be able to properly code the types of services recognized by the organization. Plus, they took the initiative to take a certification exam and maintain their credential by completing a self-assessment and/or continuing education credits.

"When I hire someone, I highly favor the candidate with a CCS-P. With a credentialed individual, I know immediately that they will have sufficient knowledge to handle the subject matter. The display of the credential increases my confidence immediately."

Lynn M. Kuehn, MS, RHIA, CCS-P
Waukesha, WI

"CCS-P certification not only validated my coding abilities personally, but opened new doors for me in the coding field."

Pamela DeNobile, CCS-P
Pricewaterhouse Coopers, Tampa, FL

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