Ahima Vs Aapc
Well folks it depends. However they have different focus areas and membership requirements. Pin On Office Life AHIMA is widely known for the CCS a Facility coding credential and AAPC the CPC a professional Dr coding credential. . Most hospitals prefer the CCS credential from AHIMA because the coding for facility is significantly different from what we are trained to do as CPCs. You can check out the video below for further details on AHIMA vs. AHIMA was founded in 1928 and AAPC was founded in 1988 which makes AHIMA an older and more established organization. Content wise the tests are basically the same but AHIMA structures their questions slightly differently and the CCS focuses on inpatient while the CCS-P focuses on outpatient in contrast with the CPC that is geared towards being generic and then you can specialize as a CIC or COC. However other AHIMA credentials such as the RHIT and RHIA exist which can be used for a v...