Healthcare Coding & Billing Institute (HCBI) was founded in 2011, to cater to an
increased demand for certified medical coders and billing professionals in the Philippine
business process outsourcing industry. The need for increased digitization of health
records for billing and healthcare quality auditing mandated by recent US legislation
prompted healthcare organizations to look to offshore entities that can provide
accurate, fast and cost-efficient ways to process medical records. Meanwhile, there
is a huge supply of highly educated healthcare professionals that are most suited
for these jobs here in the Philippines, but no local institution for them to obtain
training and certification. HCBI was thus founded to address this need.
HCBI has been authorized by the American
Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) to administer their certification
examinations. AAPC is a leading organization of professional coders in the US that
credentials medical coders for physician practices, hospitals, and other categories
of billing and coding professions. AAPC has accredited only two sites outside the
US to administer their exams, and HCBI is one of them.