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Have you seen all the 'I have an Associates Degree and nobody will give me a chance threads? - We agree that credentials matter most

Posted: Jun 29th, 2015 - 10:37 am In Reply to: Having the right credentials is the key - sm

The Associates Degree means nothing to a coding employer.

In fact, nothing matters to them except that CCS and sometimes the CPC if you can actually pass the employment coding test. Most can't. To clarify that most CPCs can't pass an employment test. The reverse is true with the CCS. If you can pass that, you can pass employment tests, not that you would be considered for a job without the CCS anyway, of course.

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MT looking to break into coding - Heather (Views: 1473, 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: 1059, 2015-06-29, 8:11 am)
- Having the right credentials is the key - sm (Views: 1205, 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
- Yep, me too - val1224 (Views: 1270, 2015-06-29, 8:55 am)
  - The value of practical training vs. the A.S. in HIM - Been There (Views: 1093, 2015-06-29, 9:16 am)
  - More importantly CCS candidates get hired; not so much RHITs - for coding jobs (Views: 1066, 2015-06-29, 9:19 am)
    - Agree, it is very hard NOT to be hired with a - CCS (Views: 1195, 2015-07-03, 4:23 pm)
- The point is, who passes the CCS AHIMA credentials - Nothing else really matters (Views: 1162, 2015-06-29, 10:28 am)
- If you want a straight solid track into coding - with no (Views: 1269, 2015-06-29, 2:15 pm)
- What she means. - sm (Views: 1141, 2015-06-29, 8:33 pm)
- With ICD 10 coming soon I think getting hired may improve for newbies. sm - still a student (Views: 1215, 2015-07-01, 9:31 pm)
- breaking into coding - Jo (Views: 1047, 2015-07-04, 2:27 pm)
  - Did having MT experience help you regarding hourly pay? - see msg (Views: 1591, 2015-07-07, 11:27 am)
    - Not the OP, but ... - Coder (Views: 993, 2015-07-08, 2:20 am)
  - courses at AHIMA - current MT (Views: 902, 2015-07-09, 4:06 pm)
- OUTSOURCING TO NUANCE - MTZ (Views: 1245, 2015-07-09, 9:22 am)
  - Check further on that "placement. " - sm (Views: 1119, 2015-07-09, 3:07 pm)
    - Check further on that "placement" - anom for now (Views: 906, 2015-07-20, 12:28 pm)
      - No, that is not what we were talking about. - sm (Views: 956, 2015-07-21, 7:42 pm)
  - I would not wait that long to take coding - Andrews Grad (Views: 1042, 2015-07-12, 7:04 pm)