When I went into the medical field 4 years ago I went to my first PAHCOM conference in Louisville, Kentucky, since I am located just across the river and had no idea if I wanted to join or not. Once at the conference, I had no doubt about it. I have never been a part of such a fine, helpful, encouraging, and supportive group. I have been in associations before, but never one as fantastic as PAHCOM! I wanted all along to sit for my CMM on the 4th anniversary conference, but had been told I needed some extra courses, so had decided it would have to wait. Thankfully, I decided that even though I couldn’t sit for the exam last year, I would attend the study/review session held the night before, to learn what I could, and to my surprise and shock was told that, yes, I could sit for it and that I should sit for it the next day. Talk about scared! I am thankful to my friends at PAHCOM, in particular, Karen Spellman, Joan Rissmiller, and Teri Arseneau for their vigilance in encouraging me all evening to take it the next day. So, I stayed up most of the night studying and took it the next morning and was rewarded by passing it the first time! I am so proud to be a member and to have the network of friends I have made through PAHCOM!
Dayna G. Couch, CMM
Practice Administrator
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"Thank you for the opportunity to become a CMM.  I am so happy to have passed the exam; what a wonderful challenge!  I learned so many things that I did not know and I refreshed in my mind on so many things that I did know and had forgotten or took for granted.  I was surprised at how much I knew.  Every day we work with all the issues addressed and think nothing of it, until we are questioned and then we try to second guess ourselves.  I am so happy to belong to PAHCOM and now to be a Certified Medical Manager."
— Liz Schultz, CMM, Lehigh Valley
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"PAHCOM makes a difference!  I just got promoted to a larger facility, thanks in part to my certification!  I can't thank you enough for all you've done to promote the professionalism of being a health care office manager!"
— Lisa Kodya, CMM, Port St. Lucie, FL
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"In this world of increasingly complex medical practices, clinic managers must be continually upgraded and educated in their knowledge of personnel, administration, CPT coding and compliance concerns and, most particularly, continual expense control.  An organization like PAHCOM provides an outstanding forum for managers to meet and share knowledge and concerns of medical practices.  Participation of managers in an organization like PAHCOM is an absolute MUST!"
-James E. Hammond, CHBC, CPA, Healthcare Management Consultants, Inc.