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Coding in India - sickoglobaltrade

Posted: Jan 13, 2015

Uh. . . . . . http://www.outsource2india.com/services/outsource_medical_coding.asp ..... and http://medicalcodingoutsourcing.com . . . . . it's just a matter of time . . . been there done that.

Anyone can advertise anything - sm

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Here we go with the hysteria again. Same examples as before.

If you can't see what is wrong with it, telling you won't do any more good than it did last time. You just want to play "Uproar."

Uproar - sickoglobaltrade

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I think the lady doth protest too much!

Oh my dear SM - Call it what your want, I see your response to a real threat to the industry is to just blame it on an uproar from someone. These are valid fears, worthy of discussion, and dialogue. Go ahead and stick your head in the sand, and if your not a coder, or planning to be one, well, then . . .

How can coders or potential coders be to blind - to what is already happening? Mystifying.

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look at it this way - not your responsibility

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It's not your responsibility to warn coders or would-be coders about the possible future of coding. If they don't want to hear it, what's it to you?

But to hawk it like it's a cure-all panacea isn't - your business either, is it?

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No one here does that - sm

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The coders here seem to be objective and definitely don't think it is a cure-all panacea. They seem clear enough about the downside and don't recommend it for everyone.

I think you would find anything less than outright condemnation to be unacceptable, though.

yes it is my business - coder to be

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I'm learning coding. You are not a coder and you are not learning coding. You don't have a dog in this fight. I can't understand why it's so important to you to warn everyone off.

probably jealous because she either cant make the grade - or afford it

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How could anyone be jealous of such a boring - job, and such hateful people?

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Even if the profession were bulletproof, it would still be pretty miserable.

The work is easy and the inmates remind us - of ourselves, thanks.

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How pathetic to have to resort to name-calling.

Please take offshoring issues to the - Offshore Board

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Please take offshoring and political concerns to those boards.

LOL - you have to fight

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through a wall of cobwebs to get to the offshore board. India is all over MM, Nuance, Main boards. Why not here? Seems like a legitimate concern.

comment from an MT now coder - anonMT

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I took the plunge after studying and reading all of the issues. There are currently coders in India doing US work. After what happened I was leery also. Then my friend in HIM at a local hospital told me that their CEO had decided to save money by sending the coding to India. After 3 months, the hospital was deluged with denials and unpaid claims due to improper coding. They hired back as many of their coders as they could (some had moved on and would not go back) and gave them bonuses AND a raise. I was so miserable as an MT that I decided that I had to try SOMETHING else, and I took the course and got certified. I have never been happier and am so glad I took the chance. We are treated with respect and get bonuses and all holidays off. (this is how they SHOULD be treating MTs too, and I DO miss MT). So the issue is find something to transition to, I don't think MT will ever come back, as many hospitals are using point and click templates and front-end editing. But to come here and denigrate those of us who have had the foresight and get further education and transition to another field sounds like sour grapes, and like you want this to happen to us. As repeated many times by other coders on this board, there are a multitude of positions associated with coding, unlike MT, so we are not in a "box" and yes especially with outpatient coding there are some practices choosing offshore, but I also know that as I become more experienced and continue towards my RHIA that there are many other opportunities available.

You are correct - sickoglobaltrade

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Thanks for reminding me about the positives. I certainly did not want to demean or belittle anyone's decision to become a coder, nor did I scroll back through months/years of posts in the archive to see that this topic was discussed in the past. I too was an MT that became a coder, and I have worried about the coding being off-shored because I see it happening, albeit not in large quantities. You are correct - coding has a myriad of other possibilities within the healthcare continuum. Get that RHIT and your CCS and you are probably set for a long time. Thanks for reminding me!

(End of post, on a happy note)

The same thing is happening - MTC

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with Nuance transcription that they send to India. It keeps coming back due to the ridiculous errors and obvious language barrier..yet N doesn't care and they keep trying to send it back again and again. What company who really cared about keeping their business would keep doing the thing that is causing them problems and complaints from customers..the greediest of them all. The transcription side of N will be losing more and more contracts if they don't get their act together and then maybe just maybe hospitals, etc. will realize the American MTs value. You get what you pay for. Yes, transcription is changing and the demand is lessening due to EMR, but they will always need humans as anyone who has ever seen VR work knows.

Please, the discussion is about CODING, not - the evils of Nuance

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Please, stop redirecting the discussion on this board to Nuance, SR, or transcription. That has nothing whatsoever to do with what we were discussing.

Except that Nuance will likely be in the coding - business someday, too.

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Why? Coding is becoming an offshore issue too. - nmsg

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