Any Andrews Students or Grads? - Thinking about it!

Okay, I wrote the previous post, but I have a few more questions. Any help is appreciated. How much does the coding program cost? How long did it take you to complete, full-time or part-time? Did you feel job-ready when you finished the course? Are there any hidden fees for exams, etc.? If you went the Andrews for MT as well, how would you compare the intensity of the two courses? I did attend Andrews for medical transcription 8 years ago, and I loved the program then. That is why ...

How long did it take you to go through their coding course? Thanks! ...

There is still another scam company out there offering to help "train" students and graduates. They will kindly let you do their real work, the work clients are paying them for. This is unacceptable and unethical. It will not look good on your resume because potential employers do not look kindly on this. If, for example, they find out that you did your 'internship' with XYZ Company, you will probably never know the reason why your resume was rejected or tossed. Working for free ...

I was wondering how many hours it equates to on the transcript? Thank you ...

I just wondered if there were any Andrews grads who have taken their transition course yet? ...

What prior profession did you come from? Were you able to pass the CCS after graduation? How long did it take you to find a job? Did your CCS help even though you had no coding experience? What kind of entity are you working for? Are you glad you chose Andrews? Any other comments for me? (I am about to apply there) ...

Okay -- I think I've made my decision to not go back to my local community college after I finish ICD-9 fall semester. I just don't feel it is giving me what I need, and it is not preparing me to pass anything. Most of the students in my class are taking coding as just another class they have to pass so they can move on to something else. I am paying a lot of money because I'm out of state, and I don't feel like I'm getting value. I've n ...

I'm getting ready to enroll in the Andrews program. I was just curious how long it took previous grads with families and working? I currently work 30 hours weekly & have 2 children. I realize it could be 12-18 mos. before I finish and everybody's different, so looking for a rough idea of how it went for others. Thanks! ...

For those of you who are past or present Andrews students... how did you/are you paying for your course? I know you can either put a down payment or pay in full. Just curious, thanks. ...

Hi you all, I hope there are some students in module III who are in the case studies or have graduated that can answer my question. I have just gotten into the intermediate case studies and am feeling totally LOST! I don't know if I am being intimidated or what. The multiple choice ones I don't have any problem with, but when I have to code the cases without the choices i'm floundering! It's funny how I thought I would remember a lot, but when it comes ...

How long did it take you to finish the coding course? Thanks. ...

I have been researching an MT career and schools for about 3 months now. I would love to be a WAHM so I do not have to pay daycare like a LOT of mothers out there. My SIL has been a medical transcriptionist for many years and is a walking advertisement for me. I am still not totally convinced to put thousands of dollars into M-TEC and get training just to end up that money in the hole and jobless. I know there are no guarantees in life. I just want this to be a stepping ...

The first must have e-book you can get from AHDI getting your foot in the door 2 years experience not required. I wished I knew about this book right out of school. I spent months researching and did exactly what the book says. It gives tips on reference materials, test, companies and looking for a job, resume tips. EXCELLENT BOOK! If you can join AHDI they offer webinars on things that might be helpful to you. I have also talked to countless MT's who say ...

Has anyone else seen the ad? They want at least 3 years of experience (no new grads), with VR experience (so presumably this is doing VR), and one of the positions is doing op notes (op notes being the most difficult of the Basic 4 of acute care). They will start her out at the whopping rate of $10.50 per hour!! Below someone advised another MT to mow lawns or take in laundry; there's more money in those. They were right. ...

How many of you WGU graduates have passed the CCS? Thanks! ...

I am still deciding which coding school will be the best for me. I was wondering what the grad:certification ratios are for these coding schools. Does anyone know if this information is available to the general public? ...

Any Career Step grads on here who were able to get a good paying REMOTE job right after finishing the course? How long did it take you? I know they only get you ready for the CPC and CCA (versus CCS).....and how soon after finishing were you able to sit for and pass the CCS? ...

Are any other VLC students out there hearing anything from VLC? (See my earlier post...) My emails don't seem to be getting through, I can't get hold of them on the phone - just voicemail - and they've not returned the message I left. Two assignments I sent 9 days ago have not been reviewed. $1500 for this course was way too much to be left in the air like this, never mind the 18 months of work for nothing! Their forums are down so I� ...

I know that there are a lot of programs, but does anyone know how many actual students there are or new graduates each year? Will there be enough jobs to support that many students/new grads or will there not be enough new MTs to fill positions? I am very curious about this as I am considering medical transcription and the information out there is confusing. ...

There was a rash of new coders signing up for coding courses down below. How is it going? We would love to hear from you about what you are experiencing so far. ...

I am just wondering if any other coding students sometimes feel so overwhelmed, especially trying to work full time and study. I knew going into this that it wasn't going to be easy. One thing I have learned through all of this is that, yes there is a code for that, but you need to learn how to find it (even if it doesn't make one bit of sense)! :) ...

I'm looking into different coding programs. A local community college is teaching ICD-10, while Career Step, for example, is teaching ICD-9, but offering a "free ICD-10 FastTrack course to prepare you for the transition to ICD-10." Is it odd that Career Step is still teaching primarily ICD-9? What about Andrews? How are they handling this transition? ...

to buy books with or without answers? Mine requires books w/o answers, which I find odd since there isn't an answer key posted or anything to find out if you've got the right answer. Pretty weird in my opinion. ...

A certificate of completion (of your course or education program) does not make you a CMT. The AHDI (Association for Healthcare Documentation Integrity) offers 2 different credentials: RMT (for those with less experience) and CMT. Both credentials require passing a challenge exam and continuing education credits to maintain (every 3 years). If you think that it doesn't matter whether you obtain an RMT or CMT credential through the AHDI, just think of it this way:&n ...

I just found this listing for a coder in my area. I think this is the kind of coder position I want when I: A) enroll in a coding program, B) graduate, C) get certified and D) get enough experience. Here is my question: Are you learning software like what is mentioned below: Vision, Logician and Coding? Or would one probably learn those on the job at entry level? Advertised Position: This position will specialize in Primary Care. Consults with physicians and their practices on Coding protocol ...

Are we worth more than a high school student in a temporary summer job because $11/hour is what they get paid in at least one of the cities here. Pretty sad, isn't it? ...

Coders who post on this board need to remind themselves that it is basically for MTs who are networking. A medical transcriptionist who is a coding student or has become a newly certified coder has now learned in the last couple of days that: 1. MT experience, other than medical knowledge, means nothing in the coding world. There IS a big difference between school coding and actual work. 2. The ...

Haven't got any feedback from instructors in weeks and any emails to them are returned with "permanent fatal errors". Found 2 other students with the same problem as of today. Would like to know if there are any others. If anyone is affiliated with the VLC school on here I would greatly appreciate some answers. I'm getting really frustrated because I'm nearing the end of the course and have invested $1500.oo and almost 2 years of my time. To wind up with nothing to show for it at ...

I am almost done with a course that was put together by the credentialing organization. Now that I am almost done, I have gathered my notes on the course inconsistencies and incorrect answers to submit my comments to them so this doesn't happen to the next student. I would like to hear the coders' and students' thoughts on this. Doesn't someone take the entire course and fix/correct BEFORE it is offered as a course? ...

Any Andrews Students or Grads? - Thinking about it!

Andrews School - wanna be coder

see my posts above on this topic - Raine59

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