CPPM exam prep ? Certified Physician Practice Manager

Exam outline

What the exam covers

Compliance17 questions
Medical office accounting17 questions
Healthcare revenue cycle management17 questions
Physician reimbursement14 questions
Healthcare business processes11 questions
Human resources10 questions
HIPAA10 questions
Marketing and business relationships7 questions
Space planning and operational flows7 questions
Electronic medical record7 questions
Modern health IT5 questions
Disaster planning5 questions
Healthcare reform3 questions
Quality in healthcare3 questions
Healthcare information exchange2 questions

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Exam details are taken from AAPC's published materials. Always check the issuer for the latest rules.

Deck

What's in the deck

161 practice cards, each with a rationale and source, weighted to where the exam is heaviest
Spaced repetition: cards you miss come back sooner
Reviewed every month against the current exam outline

Employer support

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CPPM employer reimbursement letter
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Subject: Request to reimburse CPPM exam prep — [Your full name]

Dear [Manager name],

I am writing to request reimbursement for a CPPM (Certified Physician Practice Manager) exam-prep subscription through RSI ACADEMY. Many employers reimburse professional development and continuing education of this kind; I am sending this so you have what you need to review the request.

Why this credential
My role as [Your job title] at [Employer / organization] includes [one sentence: e.g. running day-to-day operations, staffing, and billing performance for our physician practice]. CPPM is the AAPC credential for physician practice managers and administrators. Prep against the current AAPC outline is part of sitting that exam and applying that skill set in this job.

Business case for the organization
Practice management drives how much of our billed revenue we actually collect, how efficiently patients move through the office, and how well we avoid compliance penalties. The CPPM outline covers the areas that matter most to those results: revenue cycle management, medical office accounting and budgeting, compliance (fraud and abuse, Stark, Anti-Kickback, OSHA), physician reimbursement, HIPAA, human resources, scheduling and patient flow, EHR and health IT, quality improvement, and disaster planning. Preparing across those domains should help me lower denials and days in A/R, tighten financial controls, reduce compliance and labor-law risk, and run a more efficient office.

What I am asking you to review
Vendor
Reichert Science Intelligence LLC
RSI ACADEMY
Site
academy.reichertscience.io
Contact
support@reichertscience.io
Product
CPPM Prep subscription
Amount
$49/mo
Start date
[Subscription start date]
Employee / cost center (if used)
[Employee ID or cost center, or "n/a"]
This is a recurring subscription until canceled. I will cancel if the request is not approved, or I will note the renewal date if you approve an ongoing amount.

What I can attach
This letter.
I am not claiming that reimbursement is guaranteed. I am asking you to consider this under our professional-development process.

Thank you,

[Your full name]
[Your job title], [Department]
[Employer / organization]
[Your work email]

CPPM® is a registered trademark of AAPC. CPT® is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association.

Source: docs/reimbursement/cppm.md (also served via reimbursement_letter.py for CPPM SKU). Monthly list price $49/mo — confirm on your receipt if it differs. RSI ACADEMY is independent prep; not affiliated with or endorsed by AAPC or the AMA.

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