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courses at AHIMA - current MT

Posted: Jul 9th, 2015 - 4:06 pm In Reply to: breaking into coding - Jo

I was wondering what courses did you take through AHIMA. Did you take all the courses, like anatomy, physiology, medical terminology, etc, or did you just take the specific coding courses. I have been doing MT for 20 years and back in the 1990s, I worked at a hospital doing coding for 4 years. I would love to get out of MT career and do the coding. I would hope that I wouldn't have to take all the courses that I have taken already when I got my Associates Degree for Medical Secretary/Transcription. Also, what references did you purchase or books, (did you purchase the ICD-9/10 coding book). I would really appreciate you're input. I am very happy that you have been successful with coding. I'm hoping to do the same.

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MT looking to break into coding - Heather (Views: 1472, 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: 1058, 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 (Views: 1502, 2015-06-29, 10:37 am)
- Yep, me too - val1224 (Views: 1269, 2015-06-29, 8:55 am)
  - The value of practical training vs. the A.S. in HIM - Been There (Views: 1092, 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: 1194, 2015-07-03, 4:23 pm)
- The point is, who passes the CCS AHIMA credentials - Nothing else really matters (Views: 1161, 2015-06-29, 10:28 am)
- If you want a straight solid track into coding - with no (Views: 1268, 2015-06-29, 2:15 pm)
- What she means. - sm (Views: 1140, 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: 1046, 2015-07-04, 2:27 pm)
  - Did having MT experience help you regarding hourly pay? - see msg (Views: 1590, 2015-07-07, 11:27 am)
    - Not the OP, but ... - Coder (Views: 992, 2015-07-08, 2:20 am)
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- OUTSOURCING TO NUANCE - MTZ (Views: 1244, 2015-07-09, 9:22 am)
  - Check further on that "placement. " - sm (Views: 1118, 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: 955, 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)