MT looking to break into coding - Heather

I've been an at-home MT for nearly 20 years and just found out that my job is being outsourced to Nuance.  Of course they say they will hire me, but from everything I'm reading about them I want to run in the other direction.  I'm looking into a jump to coding as it seems like a viable alternative given my experience.  I'm looking at the Andrews program and that seems good on paper.  I've talked to a girl who hires for a coding company and she says only go through AHIMA, but then I see not so great reviews about their courses.  Plus, I'm not exactly a spring chicken, have a family and a mortgage, and would like to be able to actually get a job when I'm done rather then clawing my way up from some type of related entry level position.  Anyone have any experience with either that could help point me in the right direction?  Thanks!

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• MT looking to break into coding - Heather (Views: 1413, 2015-06-29, 7:31 am)
  • try the coding board. But its really hard to get a coding job without - experience even if certified (Views: 966, 2015-06-29, 8:11 am)
  • Having the right credentials is the key - sm (Views: 1102, 2015-06-29, 8:43 am)
    • Have you seen all the 'I have an Associates Degree and nobody will give me a chance threads? - We agree that credentials matter most (Views: 1430, 2015-06-29, 10:37 am)
  • Yep, me too - val1224 (Views: 1204, 2015-06-29, 8:55 am)
    • The value of practical training vs. the A.S. in HIM - Been There (Views: 1023, 2015-06-29, 9:16 am)
    • More importantly CCS candidates get hired; not so much RHITs - for coding jobs (Views: 1004, 2015-06-29, 9:19 am)
      • Agree, it is very hard NOT to be hired with a - CCS (Views: 1130, 2015-07-03, 4:23 pm)
  • The point is, who passes the CCS AHIMA credentials - Nothing else really matters (Views: 1101, 2015-06-29, 10:28 am)
  • If you want a straight solid track into coding - with no (Views: 1192, 2015-06-29, 2:15 pm)
  • What she means. - sm (Views: 1061, 2015-06-29, 8:33 pm)
  • With ICD 10 coming soon I think getting hired may improve for newbies. sm - still a student (Views: 1155, 2015-07-01, 9:31 pm)
  • breaking into coding - Jo (Views: 981, 2015-07-04, 2:27 pm)
    • Did having MT experience help you regarding hourly pay? - see msg (Views: 1526, 2015-07-07, 11:27 am)
      • Not the OP, but ... - Coder (Views: 931, 2015-07-08, 2:20 am)
    • courses at AHIMA - current MT (Views: 814, 2015-07-09, 4:06 pm)
  • OUTSOURCING TO NUANCE - MTZ (Views: 1148, 2015-07-09, 9:22 am)
    • Check further on that "placement. " - sm (Views: 1041, 2015-07-09, 3:07 pm)
      • Check further on that "placement" - anom for now (Views: 817, 2015-07-20, 12:28 pm)
        • No, that is not what we were talking about. - sm (Views: 895, 2015-07-21, 7:42 pm)
    • I would not wait that long to take coding - Andrews Grad (Views: 984, 2015-07-12, 7:04 pm)

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