FIPC™ – Fellowship in Inpatient Coding

Your Fast-Track to High-Demand Hospital Coding Careers

The demand for skilled Inpatient Medical Coders has reached a critical level. Hospitals, health systems, and facility-based providers across the U.S. are struggling with DRG errors, denials, audits, and staffing shortages. Inpatient coding is no longer optional expertise—it is a career-defining skill.

To address this urgent gap, PMBAUSA LLC in association with MEDESUN® has developed the FIPC™ – Fellowship in Inpatient Coding, an advanced, practice-oriented program built for certified and experienced coders who want to transition confidently into hospital inpatient coding.

This is not theory. This is real inpatient coding mastery.

Why FIPC™ – Fellowship in Inpatient Coding?

Designed for Experienced Coders

FIPC® is ideal for outpatient, ER, ASC, and observation coders ready to move into inpatient environments where accuracy, compliance, and DRG impact matter most.

Inpatient Coders Are Mission-Critical

Inpatient coders directly affect:

• MS-DRG assignment
• Hospital reimbursement
• Audit exposure
• Compliance risk
  Errors in inpatient coding can cost hospitals millions—and cost coders their careers.

Advanced, Intensive Training

You will master:

• ICD-10-CM diagnosis coding
• ICD-10-PCS procedure coding
• MS-DRGs & IPPS
• Principal diagnosis selection
• Complications, MCCs, CCs, sequencing
• Facility-level compliance standards

This fellowship goes far beyond certification prep—it prepares you for real hospital production.

Hands-On Real-World Practice

Train using EHR-based, hospital-style records, simulating real inpatient workflows:

• Complex discharges
• Surgical admissions
• Medical DRGs
• Documentation gaps
• Audit-sensitive scenarios

You learn how hospitals code, not just how books explain it.

Why Hospitals Need You—Now

• Severe shortage of inpatient coders
• High national coder turnover
• Remote and rural hospital staffing crises
• Rising audit pressure (CMS, OIG, RAC)
• Growing complexity of facility coding
• Budget constraints forcing accuracy over volume

Hospitals don’t need more coders.
They need competent inpatient specialists.

Flexible. Online. Career-Focused.

• 100% online & self-paced
• Learn anytime, anywhere
• Chapter assessments & peer discussion
• Faculty and professional support
• Built by industry experts with decades of experience
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Who Should Enroll?

• Certified Medical Coders
• Outpatient coders transitioning to inpatient
• Facility coding professionals
• Coders seeking career stability and higher value roles
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Career Reality Check

Hospitals are no longer willing to “train on the job.”
If you cannot code inpatient charts accurately, someone else will.

FIPC™ prepares you before the opportunity is lost.

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PMBAUSA Disclaimer

The FIPC™ – Fellowship in Inpatient Coding is a professional fellowship designed for skill enhancement and practical competency development. It is not a government-issued license, does not replace employer-specific training, and does not guarantee employment or certification outcomes. Coding decisions must always follow current CMS, AHA, payer-specific guidelines, and organizational compliance policies.