AMA Announces CPT Online Continuing Education for Coding Professionals (March 2001)

March 2001 page 9 Program Announcement AMA Announces CPT Online Continuing Education for Coding Professionals The American Medical Association has announced that coding professionals can now earn Continuing Education (CE) credit on-line, through their new interactive secured web site. The CPT Online Continuing Education web site is designed to give readers of the CPT Assistant and the Principles of CPT Coding textbook a chance to earn CE credits quickly and economically-simply by taking and successfully completing (70% or higher) the on-line quizzes at www.ama-assn.org/go/cpt/online . CE Credit This program has been approved for up to 15 credits for...

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Article Overview

This program announcement explains an AMA online continuing education offering for coding professionals. It covers access to interactive quizzes tied to CPT education resources, credit availability, quiz structure, purchase and access details, and basic administrative requirements for participation. The article is relevant to coders, educators, and organizations tracking AMA-sponsored CPT training and continuing education options.

Why This Topic Matters

It helps coding professionals and compliance teams understand an AMA-supported method for earning continuing education credit through CPT-related learning resources and online assessment.

Article Sections

  1. Program Announcement

    Introduces the online continuing education offering and the general purpose of the program for coding professionals.

  2. CE Credit

    Summarizes the continuing education credit availability and the organizations associated with credit recognition.

  3. CPT Assistant Quizzes

    Describes the quiz series tied to CPT Assistant issues, including availability timing and access to related materials.

  4. Principles of CPT Coding Quizzes

    Covers the quiz series based on the CPT coding textbook and the broad chapter groupings used for the quizzes.

  5. Additional Information

    Provides administrative details about quiz format, scoring, purchase access, and record-retention expectations.

What You Will Learn

  • How the AMA online continuing education program is organized
  • What educational resources the quizzes are based on
  • Which professional organizations are associated with the credit program
  • What general participation and administrative requirements are mentioned

Who Should Read This

  • Medical coding professionals
  • CPT Assistant readers
  • CPT educators and trainers
  • Healthcare compliance and education administrators

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