Guided Revenue Cycle Management Cohort + RCMS Certification Package
Build beyond transactional billing into end-to-end revenue cycle management. This guided cohort combines HVA Academy instruction, applied RCM work, structured exam preparation, and the professional resources needed to prepare for the AAPC Revenue Cycle Management Specialist examination.
Free. Membership. Cohort.
Use HVA Academy as a progressive learning system: begin with free education, continue through member learning, or enter the guided cohort when you want structured revenue-cycle application and RCMS exam preparation.
Free
Explore healthcare administration, billing, insurance, and revenue-cycle foundations.
- Public reference library
- Free learning guides
- Foundational HVA education
- Billing and healthcare administration references
- Career-pathway discovery
Membership
Complete the HVA curriculum independently with member lessons, resources, and professional-development support.
- Full paid HVA lesson library
- Paid medical billing lessons
- Member reference resources
- Formative competency checks
- Monthly member support/coworking
Guided RCMS Cohort
Apply the revenue cycle with structured instruction, accountability, professional study materials, and RCMS exam preparation.
- Guided revenue-cycle curriculum
- Structured study schedule
- Instructor and cohort support
- Applied RCM practice
- AAPC study + exam package included
- 12 months HVA Classroom access from enrollment
- 12 months AHAVA membership after successful completion
More than exam preparation.
The RCMS cohort adds guided implementation, applied revenue-cycle work, remediation, reporting practice, process-improvement exercises, and a defined certification-preparation pathway.
Follow a structured RCMS preparation sequence aligned to the major domains tested on the examination.
Work through patient access, claims, reimbursement, A/R, denials, reporting, compliance, and operational scenarios.
Use scheduled support, progress review, remediation guidance, and exam-readiness checkpoints.
Turn revenue-cycle concepts into structured exercises, case analysis, workflow mapping, and competency evidence.
Practice interpreting RCM metrics, identifying root causes, and proposing workflow improvements.
Move from HVA instruction into a supported preparation pathway for the AAPC RCMS examination.
Your AAPC certification package.
The RCMS credential and examination are administered by AAPC. HVA Academy provides the education, guided support, application practice, and exam-preparation environment.
Learn the entire revenue cycle.
The instructional layer is broader than the CPB cohort and centers on operational revenue-cycle management across professional and facility environments.
Your support continues beyond the cohort.
The program mirrors the CPB cohort support model while applying it to revenue-cycle management.
Includes applicable HVA curriculum, textbook and digital resources, reference libraries, workbook implementation, cohort materials, and governed learner resources.
Successful cohort completion activates one year of AHAVA Annual Membership, including continued HVA 101 resource access and professional-development infrastructure.
Eligible graduates receive an opportunity to apply for or enroll in the separately governed Behavioral Billing® Externship Program, subject to eligibility, capacity, supervision, scheduling, scope, and participation requirements.
Enroll in the guided RCMS cohort.
The $4,995 tuition mirrors the CPB cohort structure and includes the guided HVA Academy program, 12 months of HVA Classroom access, the RCMS-focused AAPC certification package, and one year of AHAVA Annual Membership activated after successful cohort completion.
Designed for learners ready to move beyond basic billing.
AAPC describes the RCMS study guide as an advanced review resource for people with foundational healthcare operations, billing, or coding knowledge. This cohort is therefore positioned as a revenue-cycle specialization pathway rather than an introductory billing program.
Expand from transactional billing into end-to-end revenue-cycle operations and improvement.
Build broader operational knowledge across access, claims, A/R, denials, reporting, and compliance.
Develop stronger process-improvement, reporting, workflow, and case-analysis skills.
All cohort enrollments are final, non-refundable, and non-cancelable. Enrollment reserves a cohort seat and supports procurement and allocation of third-party educational products, professional membership, exam-reference materials, and certification examination benefits.
Enrollment does not guarantee passing the RCMS examination, employment, a specific salary or income, client acquisition, job placement, reimbursement outcomes, or clinical competence. Results depend on participation, study, application, exam performance, and the requirements of employers and credentialing organizations.
Continue into the Behavioral Billing® Externship.
After successful cohort completion, eligible graduates receive the opportunity to apply for or enroll in the Behavioral Billing® Externship Program as the applied, real-world experience layer of the pathway.
Behavioral Billing® Externship Program
The externship remains separately governed and is subject to its own eligibility, capacity, scope, scheduling, supervision, and participation terms. Externship placement, employment, contracts, wages, or income are not guaranteed.
Prepare for the full revenue cycle.
Build the operational knowledge, applied practice, reporting judgment, and exam-readiness structure needed to move into the RCMS certification pathway.