This is something I actually like to teach. I love to do CPC review classes with our local chapter. If you are looking at coming up upon an AAPC exam, look into your local chapter or other chapter surrounding your area and see if they offer CPC review because they really are very helpful. But this is actually something that people just don’t think about actually. They schedule, they go through their courses, they do whatever study it is to get ready for their exam and then they schedule the exam and then what’s next?
Coach Jennifer: Another question we had is wondering about a certification. We actually get questions quite often about certifications, what should they do next? We probably have some past webinars and ideas about this.
Q: “I am very interested in becoming a certified medical coder; however, I don’t know which certificate to study for. I have 34 years of outpatient hospital bill experience alone with some coding practice at a major hospital.”
That right there is awesome that they want to take all of that experience and get certified in that.
“I am presently retired and would like to get certified to do remote medical coding. Should I go for a CPC, COC, or CCS certification?”
A: We’re going to break down what each of those are.
Boyd: Welcome everybody to the Certification Coaching free medical coding webinar for June 2016. This is Boyd, your webmaster here at https://www.cco.us, along with Alicia Scott and Chandra Stephenson. Hello ladies, how are you doing today? Alicia: I’m doing great! Boyd: We’re …
CCO’s Medical Coding Certifications As surely everyone knows, healthcare professionals especially medical coders and billers earn an average salary of $50,000 a year. That looks promising! But want to step up and make more than the average medical coder and more than the average …
Recently we had the opportunity to produce the CPC Exam Blitz Videos and livestream for Laureen Jandroep of CCO.us. After the production we asked her to sit down with us and talk a little bit more about beginning a career …
Medical coding is a dynamic occupation, as evidenced by the health care community’s implementation of the ICD-10 code set as of October 1, 2015. ICD-10 is more advanced than the decades-old ICD-9 code set that it replaces, and the skills …
What Does a Medical Coder Do? Coders work in a variety of settings and their individual workdays differ based on size of facility, type of physician, etc.. The following example outlines what may be a typical day in the life …
Q: ICD 10 training – If a patient had an injury and went to the ER for initial treatment and sutures were placed. When they came to our office for suture removal, would that be an initial encounter as it is …
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This is something I actually like to teach. I love to do CPC review classes with our local chapter. If you are looking at coming up upon an AAPC exam, look into your local chapter or other chapter surrounding your area and see if they offer CPC review because they really are very helpful. But this is actually something that people just don’t think about actually. They schedule, they go through their courses, they do whatever study it is to get ready for their exam and then they schedule the exam and then what’s next?
