I feel exactly the same way! I went forward with it a couple months ago because I wanted to take advantage of the reduced exam cost. Mine is currently scheduled for December, but at this point it seems like that will likely get pushed to some time next year. Someone from the AAPC told me that there's no charge for changing the date of your scheduled exam as long as you do it more than 30 days (I think) in advance.I will commit and schedule my exam when the study guide or practice exams are available. I want to know exactly what I need to study before I take that 5 hour 40 minute test. I really want to obtain this credential but only want to have to test for it once!
Good call, thank you. Maybe I'll just start studying for the CPMA in the interim .I've spoken with someone at AAPC a couple times, including this past Friday, and I'm told both times that it will likely be the end of 2016 before these materials are available to us. I hope that pans out to be worst case scenario.
Maybe I'll just start studying for the CPMA in the interim .
I'm happy you said that because I've been thinking the same thing. CPMA has been my "big goal" since I started my journey into coding, but I am pretty new to this, so I thought it might be a little premature to go for that one next. The CDEO absolutely seems relevant to what I'm currently seeing every day, and seemed a logical next step. I'm flexible, though .You certainly would not be wasting your time in doing so. There will be similar information covered on both exams. Both exams cover documentation compliance and procedure/dx coding. These credentials, in my opinion, seem to go hand-in-hand, with each diving a little deeper into auditing or compliance.
Good call, thank you. Maybe I'll just start studying for the CPMA in the interim .
I just passed the CPMA last week!!!
Hopefully they have material out soon. I'm signed up for the exam in October.
Congrats on your new cert! Good luck on the CDEO.I just passed the CPMA last week!!!
Hopefully they have material out soon. I'm signed up for the exam in October.
AAPC have intimated (see 'off topic' at the very bottom of the forum page) that study material should be available at the end of the year for the CDEO exam. In my experience AAPC tend to be overly optimistic with their timeframes; maybe this will be different.
I have no intention of applying for any exam without study material so I will just wait until I see it in black and white.
Hi,
Guys I am planing to sit for CDEO in march 2017. Any advise on study materials please ....
Per a phone conversation I had with someone at AAPC earlier this week, they are still expecting study materials to be released next week.
I used Merck manual online to study for diseases and treatments. I used CMS for the quality information. I know risk adjustment so that information I was ok with but if you do not understand you can google there are a lot of power points on it as well as CMS website has some MLN training on medicare advantage. I bought the optum clinical documentation improvement desk reference for ICD-10 and Procedure coding. I used that as my additional reference.
Hi,
Guys I am planing to sit for CDEO in march 2017. Any advise on study materials please ....
I'm happy you said that because I've been thinking the same thing. CPMA has been my "big goal" since I started my journey into coding, but I am pretty new to this, so I thought it might be a little premature to go for that one next. The CDEO absolutely seems relevant to what I'm currently seeing every day, and seemed a logical next step. I'm flexible, though .
Tami, I see that you went for your CDEO.
any tips?
Can you tell me which reference you selected to use for this exam and/or if you would recommend it,... or something else? I am getting ready to take this exam, finally. Thanks!
I feel exactly the same way! I went forward with it a couple months ago because I wanted to take advantage of the reduced exam cost. Mine is currently scheduled for December, but at this point it seems like that will likely get pushed to some time next year. Someone from the AAPC told me that there's no charge for changing the date of your scheduled exam as long as you do it more than 30 days (I think) in advance.
Good call, thank you. Maybe I'll just start studying for the CPMA in the interim .