Certified Professional Compliance Officer (CPCO)® Online Training Course
The CPCO Online Training Course provides all the training you need to effectively develop, implement, and monitor healthcare compliance programs based on governmental regulatory guidelines. By the end of the course, you’ll be prepared to conduct internal compliance reviews, audits, staff education and training, and risk assessments.
When to enroll
This course is recommended for anyone who is preparing to become a healthcare compliance officer and wants to earn the CPCO credential.
Value
AAPC trains over 20,000 new students annually for careers in medical billing and coding. Affirm your experience with employers and differentiate yourself as a certified healthcare compliance officer.
Education and experience
Two years of healthcare work experience is recommended. Knowledge of medical terminology, anatomy, and pathophysiology is required to successfully complete this course. AAPC offers the following prerequisites:
Fundamentals of Medicine — covers all three of the prerequisites below.
Anatomy (self-paced instruction), Medical Terminology (self-paced instruction), and Pathophysiology (self-paced instruction).
Course length
Self-paced: Average time to completion is two months or less. Four-month access to course materials with options for extensions.
Continuing education units (CEUs)
Receive 20 CEUs on successful completion. One-time use only.
Course syllabus
Financial options
Pay in full: Price includes $250 pay-in-full discount
Pay over time: Make easy monthly payments over 12, 18, or 24 months
Course curriculum overview
Healthcare compliance involves proactive tasks to prevent fraud, waste, or abuse within a healthcare organization. An effective compliance program will make sure legal, ethical, and professional standards are being followed and communicated.
The healthcare compliance officer training provided throughout the CPCO course will prepare you to demonstrate the expected ethical behavior for others in your organization and ensure all employees follow the regulations and laws that govern health information.
Earning the CPCO credential will show employers you’re ready to oversee compliance programs, implement best practices, proactively reduce compliance risk — and lead with integrity.
Healthcare compliance officer training objectives
Learn the OIG Compliance Guidance for Individual and Small Group Physician Practices, Clinical Laboratories, and Third-Party Billing Companies
Understand compliance program effectiveness
Know key healthcare fraud and abuse laws including the False Claims Act, Stark Laws, and Anti-Kickback Statute, including the associated penalties
Understand how the PPACA will affect medical practices
Know other laws and regulations including HIPAA compliance, EMTALA, and CLIA
Learn how to handle investigations, including self-disclosure protocols
Identify requirements under Corporate Integrity Agreements (CIAs) and Certificate of Compliance Agreements (CCAs)
Know current investigative activities (RACs, ZPICs, MFCUs)
Understand various risk areas including items such as gifts/gratuities, conflicts of interest, use of Advance Beneficiary Notices, teaching physician’s guidelines, and incident-to services
What students are saying
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I took the live online course offered by AAPC and it was worth every penny. I sent my instructor a thank you note today.
Vanessa Bontempi
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The courses through AAPC are great and prepare you for the exam.
Pereza Corp
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I took the online AAPC course. It was full of useful information and I passed my test the first time.
Danielle Ledford
