The American Association of Allied Pain Management Professionals
The AAAPMP provides education for non-physicians in coding, compliance and practice management. For more information, contact AAAIPMP at 81 Lakeview Drive, Paducah, KY 42001; phone 270.554.9412; fax 270.554.5394; e-mail [email protected].
Review courses are available before the certification exams. Also, those studying for certification may want to study:
- Essentials of Practice Management: Billing, Coding, and Compliance in Interventional Pain Management, for members is available for $250 at asipppublishing.com (non-members is $300).
- CPT 2005 Professional Edition, available from the American Medical Association, available on the American Medical Association website at ama-assn.org for $70.95.*
- AMA Physician ICD-9-CM 2005, Vol. 1 & 2, available from the American Medical Association, available on the American Medical Association website at ama-assn.org for $59.95.*
(*Note: Both AMA books will be available on the ASIPP website in late September when the 2006 editions are released.)
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