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Could anyone recommend good medical coding websites? - FourGalore

Posted: Jan 31, 2012

Hello,

I am becoming disenchanted with the medical transcription profession and how it has become less lucrative (although some may disagree).

I wanted to look into medical coding as an alternative at-home (remote) or in-office job. I was hoping someone could recommend a few good websites that discuss the profession, how to prepare for it, how long training typically takes before you can "launch yourself", how lucrative it could be if you really apply yourself, and so on.

I've heard mixed reviews about coding and I'd like to research this possibility to help me make my own sensible and intelligent career decisions.

THANKS

Here are some to get you started - sm

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AAPC (includes salary surveys), local chapters near you.
AHIMA (includes salary surveys), maybe local chapter near you.
DecisionHealth, including CodingAnswers, ACDIS and justcoding.com
PMIC
Ingenix (publisher of high-quality coding-related products)
Z-Health
American Hospital Association
American Medical Association (owners of the CPT code set)

CMS (Medicare) -- See how you feel about plowing your way through all that stuff. (We kind of enjoy it.) There is an educational side to it called the "Medicare Learning Network." You can google it. There is a ton of information there, including a bunch of free web-based training units. Register and try the one on Fraud and Abuse. You do not need to know coding to understand it. Also try the one on ICD-9 coding. Look at the coding manuals, fee schedules, claims information, audit information, DRG information, prospective payment information, and whatnot. (Somebody has to wrangle all of that stuff; that someone is us.)

thank-you very much for your help... - FourGalore

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...whoever you are! :)

Ditto! - MTLC

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I have been to some of the sites and gotten some great info - if you go to the AAPC look at the forums and read through the sticky notes thread. Lotsa good reference info there and is really what got me thinking I would enjoy coding. Also, I do google-style searches on this site and get lots of great info in the archives. Lots of smart people help out on this board.

I am not yet taking a course - time constraints at the moment. Personally, I am a big fan of Andrews because they try to get you ready for CPC and CCS. Having both credentials may help in getting that first job, along with having the MT background.

Hoping you will come back to share what you learned - From those websites NM

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nm

Here is one to follow (sm) - MT2coder2

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I'd posted it before, and it was promptly deleted. I will have to give you the search words then: "future of medical transcription coding corner"

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