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Passed the CPC exam, what next? - Frustrated MT turned coder

Posted: Aug 11, 2014

I have been an MT for nine years and recently decided to take the CPMC course which ended in June. I passed my CPC exam on the first try and have sent out almost 80 resumes (I kid you not) and have not been able to get a job. Does anyone know of any companies that hire remote entry level coders with a strong medical background? My frustration level is at its max and I am so discouraged...

I'm afraid that you won't find many or any remote jobs - sm

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as a new coder. I would try volunteering at your local hospitals, clinics, etc. to get some experience or look for onsite jobs. I know of no companies who hire entry level remote coders.

Remote Position - Basic Requirement - CT

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This is an example of the most entry-level-esque requirements I've been able to find:

Coding classes, RHIA, RHIT, 1 year coding inpatient experience, degree or certification of coding, CCA, CCS, CPC-H, CPC , 1 year or more acute care hospital inpatient coding experience.

What is the CPMC course? - nm

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NM

CPMC course - Frustrated MT turned coder

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The CPMC course is the certified professional medical coder course

Who teaches that? - Been looking, but cant find it

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I tried to find it, but can't. Are you talking about the AAPC course?

Not trying to make a big deal out of this, but I am wondering if calling it CPMC might be confusing for employers who might not know what it is.

There is one using those letters in Kerala, India. It might be that employers have an issue with that.
A lot of them know that the AHIMA exams had a cheating problem that originated over there. That is why the CCS has been suspended. Or, perhaps they are just thinking you are offshore?

The reason I ask is because you say you are looking for a remote job and that you sent out more than 80 resumes, but I don't think there are 80 companies doing remote coding at all, at least not that would take an inexperienced coder, much less one that did not have an RHIA, RHIT, or CCS.

It is hard to suggest anything if I can't get a clear picture of the situation.

CPMC course - Frustrated MT turned coder

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Yes, CPMC is the AAPC course for medical coding, that is what they call it, and I took the course at an AAPC accredited school in my area. In my applications and resumes, I don't use the acronym, I spell it out so there is no confusion, and no I am not in India as is clearly documented on my resume. If you did any research, you would find that there are many, many coding companies throughout the US and not all the applications and resumes I send are to specific coding companies but also to hospitals, physician groups, etc. I am sending resumes to companies and facilities that require a CPC, not CCS, RHIA, RHIT etc.

Professional Medical Coding Curriculum - (PMCC)

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OK, no need to get hostile! You said you were having trouble finding work, so I suggested some things that might be causing it.

Looking on the AAPC website, I see they call it the Professional Medical Coding Curriculum (PMCC). That's what I'm familiar with. I didn't see CPMC anywhere there. Maybe your local course called it the CPMC, but I'd sure call it the PMCC, written out, and make it clear that it's the AAPC's course.

If you don't, you run the risk of an employer doing exactly what I did ... being unable to find what you took and mistaking it for something else.

You might not be aware of this, but there are courses that use wording similar to what you used but which are not acceptable alternatives. I can't even remember the names, so when I see something I don't recognize, I think it is probably one of those. At least I looked it up and asked you what it was. Most employers woild not bother--they would toss your application in the trash. They would definitely do that if all they could find was an online course out of Kerala, India.

A big part of job hunting is giving employers information that they recognize and understand. Another is not getting hostile when people who are trying to help ask you valid questions.

Another possible problem? - AAPC "accreditation"

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There may be another problem ... you said the course you attended was AAPC accredited.

That is impossible. The AAPC does not accredit anything.

yeah...thats the problem most new coders have - i have several friends that cant find jobs

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right out of school even with certification. everyone wants experience. My company is training me to be a coder and I am so thankful because I am guaranteed a job. It's really hard to break into this field.

remote jobs - anon

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I had 10+ years as an acute care RN on med/surg floor, then 20 years MT, then took a coding course and passed the CPC. I was unable to get a remote coding job even with that background, but found a wonderful office job close to home. Don't give up, but you may need to look for an office position.

It is hard to find a first job in any field. - sm

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A huge percentage of new graduates in just about any field have difficulty finding a job. It is just that the grass-is-greener effect makes it seem as though everybody else has it easier.

Coders actually do far better than most, including nurses, in this respect.

You are fortunate that you have a guaranteed job.

As I job-hunt every day to find something, - ANYTHING, not in MT, I find -

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that to be true everywhere. It's so frustrating! A typical sampling:

Ad for medical/dental receptionist: In many of the ads, the skills needed are all things I can do, with the exception of just needed to get up-to-speed on whatever software they use. And then, the last requirement at the bottom of their "wish-list" of prospective employees: "Must have prior experience with _______ ". (Fill in any number of software programs for dental office or medical office appointments, etc.)

Retail: MUST have 1-2 years' prior cashiering experience. Tell me: when is the last time you saw POS (point-of-sale)/cash-register classes at your local night school?

Receptionist: I can do and have experience in all aspects. But wait - they want a Power Point "guru"?

General Office: They want you to have "exceptional" MS Office skills that most Administrative Assistant Jobs require, AND they want CPA-caliber bookkeeping expertise. For a $10/hour, part-time job with no benefits that is 40 miles away. (With gas selling for $4.38/gallon.) Riiiight.

And here are the ones that really chap my hide: "Entry-Level" ANYTHING! You read down their list, and it never fails, they want 1-3 years' experience in that particular field! What part of "entry-level" do they not understand?

So no, I do not feel ONE BIT GUILTY about taking my unemployment, food stamps and Medicaid.

Job hunting - Anonymous one

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I would suggest that you contact your local Skill Source or employment security office. They teach classes all the time that help people become employable: I took Excel and a Microsoft literacy class and I am pretty sure they also have keyboarding and cashier training. One of our large retail stores has a "cashier in training" program where people learn on the job. You can teach yourself Power Point. Yes, employers want those things but they don't always get them. You may have some of the skills or personal attributes that they are looking for. Don't let those things turn you off. Apply for the jobs and you may still get an interview, then you have to sell yourself. And thanks for letting those of us who are working support you because of your defeatist attitude.

I was already taking classes - was just about - to start Beginning Excel, and then - sm

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there was some sort of a foul-up in the school's testing system that meant I had missed out on the deadline to start that class, because I hadn't yet gotten credit for the MS Word class I'd just passed. (This isn't the first time or the first school where this has happened to me, either.)

Meanwhile, I've had no way to really use what I already learned, unless I simply wanted to sit down and re-do my lesson book every day. (Can you spell B-O-R-I-N-G?) So now, fast forward 6 months later, and I've forgotten probably 50-75% of what I learned. It's beyond frustrating.

I've gotten close enough to retirement age that at least I have that to fall back on, if I can hold out for 18 more months with no income. With each day that passes, I'm becoming less enthused about job-hunting at all. I used to search every day; now I might search for 15 minutes once a week. If that.

Right now I'm experimenting with selling things on eBay. So far, so good - my auction item has 7 or 8 watchers. I wouldn't want to do it on a large, or even moderate scale. But a few things here and there, for a few extra bucks, would work nicely for me.

I would get into dog-walking and pet-sitting big-time if I could, but I live in an economically depressed area where people can't afford to pay pet-care people. Same with yard work - everyone either does their own, or lets their yard go.

job hunt - Dazed and Confused

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I noticed that too, that jobs now want perfection for 8.00-10.00 per hour. They want you to be proficient in everything. I think they are just taking advantage of all the people out of work and desperately looking for jobs. It is terrible. I filled out paper work to put my daughter on Medicaid because I cannot afford her on my insurance and my ex refuses to insure her and they put me on it as well even though I have a job as an MT. That just goes to show how little I am making in this field I guess.

The general office, administrative assistant, - secretary, and other office job ads - sm

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are annoying to read. Like you said, they want perfection for $10-$12/hr. Often with no bennies. The larger companies, that pay benefits and vacation, not only want their new receptionist to have 5 years' experience under her belt, but also a B.A. Degree in Accounting, Management or Human Resources, etc.

Yes, they want their new receptionist to be able to handle a busy 15-line phone console, in addition to stocking the break room and cleaning the lavatory, as well as producing professional-looking, first-rate glossy advertising brochures, booking conference rooms and setting them up, making travel arrangements with the expertise of a professional travel agent.

All while being young and pretty, with an extensive to-die-for, expensive professional business wardrobe. For $10 an hour.

I looked at research jobs for - IRB

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The International Review Board. All entry level jobs want certification. To get certification, you need so many years of experience. I wonder how anyone gets one of those jobs.

You probably have to be related to someone. - (Just like in the Univ. of CA system!)

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nmsg

More likely have the knowledge - required to do the job.

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It isn't secretarial work.

Institutional Review Board - sm

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The requirements appear to be:

A bachelorâ��s degree plus two years of relevant human research protection program (HRPP) experience, completed on or before the first day of the applicantâ��s chosen testing period or

Three years of relevant HRPP experience, completed on or before the first day of the applicantâ��s chosen testing period.

The CIP Handbook states that relevant HRPP experience must be â��substantial and ongoing performance within the last seven yearsâ�� and must reflect the applicantâ��s commitment to the area of human subjects protection. [7]

but how do you get said experience - if you cant get a job?

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it's that same old conundrum.

No conundrum if you have appropriate - expectations

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There is no "conundrum." You get the experience by working in entry-level positions in that field, just like any other job.

Why would you even think you were qualified for a job like that? It clearly requires specialized credentials, which you don't have.

Their expectations aren't unreasonable ... your's are. You expect to be given a job for which you have little knowledge. You don't even recognize that you don't know it!

It is the same with coding. You expect remote jobs and high pay jobs when you don't have the knowledge to DO the job yet!

You need to get an entry level job. The job you are looking at isn't one.

Yes, there may be a cut in pay. That is how it is.

pfffff I beg to differ. New nurses have facilities - throwing themselves at them

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my SIL had no problems getting a position when she became an RN. I had several positions available to me when I became an MT 13 years ago. Nurses and MTs are a dime a dozen. Coders are the meat and potatoes of a facility and ultimately determine its success. Do me a favor and don't ever put nurses and coders in the same sentence.

Coders ultimately determine the success of a facility?! - HA!

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That is ridiculous!! No one person determines the success of a healthcare facility.

She makes it sound like coders are more - valuable than nurses. What a joke. nm

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nm

kinda like MTs used to be? - or thought they were?

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or at least got paid like they were? Anyway, better duck because it's fixing to get ugly around here.

MTs have nothing to do with money making - x

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x

They did, however, have a lot to do with a - hospital keeping its accreditation.

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nmsg

In what way do they help a hospital - keep its accreditation??

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???

Accreditation - Waiting for the dislikes

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It has been a long time since I worked in a hospital but I can share what I remember. I think that JCAH had documentation standards for reports, and I guess on an audit or peer review if a hospital was found to have too many deficiencies, I suppose they might lose accreditation but I think it would take a lot, maybe there were fines involved, this is just speculation. I do remember doctors losing their hospital privileges if they fell too far behind on their charts and had to sign reports or catch up on their dictation to get back on staff. Indirectly, MTs did and do affect revenue. I can remember our coders waiting for discharge summaries or operative reports to be transcribed so that they could code the chart. Even now where I work with we have a full EMR in place, our surgeons dictate their op notes, H & Ps and discharge summaries. I'm on the QA side of transcription now, but I get requests from our coders quite often to help expedite dictation so that they can complete the billing. There are more ways to obtain documentation now, but transcribed reports do matter. If coders don't have what they need, they can't code and that includes the work that MTs facilitate. We are co-dependent, one hand feeds the other, like it or not.

almost every nurse I know is an overinflated, overweight - woman with a God complex

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they seem to think they know more than the doctors. With 2 years of education at most. What a joke!

God complex - Look in the mirror

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None of the coders here has one of those; you think the hospital can't survive without you. Believe me there are plenty of overweight coders in the world who also think they are pretty hot stuff if this forum is any indication.

Meat and potatoes of a facility - Anonymous one

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Yes, I am sure coders are the first to arrive on the scene when someone strokes out, has a heart attack or becomes involved in an accident. How arrogant can you be thinking that you matter more than an RN! No, don't put nurses and coders in the same sentence but not for the reason you think. Don't know how to break this to you, but nurses don't know who you are and don't give a crap about coding, neither does anyone else directly involved in patient care. You need a reality check.

no YOU need a reality check. How do you think they pay - those salaries? the nurses voluteer

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out of the kindness of their hearts? How long do you think any personnel would stay without being paid? We are the ones that determine how much money a facility brings in. A good coder raises profits for facilities. Poor coders are a potential bankruptcy situation. There was a lady on here not too long ago who said when they let her go and hired a "coder" at minimum wage the clinic closed. Laugh all you want but the bottom line for any business is money. And like it or not, medicine IS a business.

Yeah, and a lot of that pay is coming from - fraudulent coding practices. Pfft.

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Not on the part of coders it isnt - See below for a note about certification

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Certification from AAPC or AHIMA binds you to ethical coding practices.

Fraud is intentional and unethical. A certified coder can lose that certification permanently, and thus the ability to be employed as a coder, for fraud. Hence, they are extremely unlikely to do it.

what? - Coder2

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This post is unbelievable. Have some respect!

Respect - Anonymous one

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You need to show some respect as well for the other people on your health care team. Coders don't rule the universe. At my place, we function as team members, all dependent on one another, little cogs in a big machine. What you does matters but it is certainly not more important than taking care of someone who is ill. I certainly don't want my first responders to be coders. You may help generate revenue but you wouldn't exist without the patients/clients we all serve. As an aside, many of the nurses at my facility are also trained coders. I know you think it is never going to happen to you, but a lot of it is becoming automated. If jobs need to be cut, they will look at your department too if need be to save a buck. After you do your wonderful coding, underlings pick up where you leave off and follow up with people in regard to financial arrangements and counseling. Remember that pride goes before a fall, no one is indispensable.

So which is it? - sm

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Above, in two different posts, you posted almost the exact opposite of that.

It appears that you say the opposite of what someone else said just to point out that they are wrong.

I think that is called "countering."

Why would you need to do that?

Countering - Anonymous one

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Why would I need to do that? I don't know, but thanks for pointing it out.

Suggest you google . . . new nurses have a - 36-48% unemployment rate.

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Depends on where you look, but one RN association says that new nurses have a 36 to 48% unemployment rate even after looking for 18 months out of school.

The situation for lawyers is even worse.

In comparison, coders have a much better chance of finding a job.

I think that unemployment rate is a closer number - to the TRUE unemployment rate - sm

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country-wide, in most fields. Jobs are being merged, consolidated, done away with, offshored or automated. There are fewer opportunities out there for EVERYBODY across the employment spectrum. That's why newbies in all fields are having such a hard time getting their foot in the door. It's also why the "requirements" listed on job ads are becoming so ridiculous. That perfect employee most employers want is a figment of their imaginations.

No, national rate is about 7.4%, but - only 1.7% for CPCs

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Coders have an unemployment rate of only about 1.7%. Compared to new nurses, new coders have a much less difficult time finding a first job ... only 25% in comparison to 40% or so for nurses.

These figures come from the 2013 AAPC salary survey:

The unemployment rate among Certified Professional Coders is 1.7 percent, compared with national unemployment rates of around 7.4 percent. While the overall salary slightly decreased this past year — it's at $46,847 this year compared to $47,870 last year — the average salary for CPCs with more than two years of experience jumped to $48,925.

The report shows the most substantial salary increase takes place within the first 20 years of experience and credentials make a difference.

• Certified Professional Coder: $48,593

• Certified Professional Coder—Hospital Outpatient: $56,284

• Certified Professional Coder—Payer: $57,995

• Certified Professional Practice Manager: $59,619

• Certified Professional Medical Auditor: $61,115

• Certified Professional Biller: $61,667

• Certified Professional Compliance Officer: $69,138

Salaries - Waiting for the dislikes

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These surveys are conducted within the AAPC membership so this may be skewed. I'm not disputing the information but sometimes when it comes to salary, people tend to exaggerate. The biller salary seems high but maybe a professional biller is different than what we have where I work. I am guessing that all of these salaries are at the high end of the pay scale, I would like to see a range and I would like to see it broken down by geographical area.

In regard to the high unemployment rate for nurses, I don't get it. On my facility's internal job board, I think I counted at least 15 openings for RN positions, ranging from direct patient care to case management. Maybe it's the same catch-22: New grads have trouble being hired because they lack the experience. None of us have a crystal ball, but with EMRs and health care documentation being more and more automated, I would think that direct patient care might be something to pursue. For some people, it also is not all about money. While these salaries look great, a person needs to ask themselves if they would be happy doing the jobs you listed. Also, the decline in salary may indicate a trend; MT salaries gradually started going downhill and then hit rock bottom. When I left MT (not by choice) to work in HIM, my salary went down; not a lot but I thought it was worth mentioning.

DISCLAIMER: I am not a coder so I am sure people will take issue with what I have said. These are my opinions and need not necessarily be shared by everyone.

No dislikes here! Just some - education.

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If you can't understand what you are reading in information like the above, it is understandable that you would think that way.

As the post says, the salaries are averages. They are not skewed in favor of AAPC members because the survey is of AAPC credentialed mebers. You may be thinking that non-AAPC CPCs, for example, might make less. That cannot be the case because there are no coders holding those credentials who are not AAPC members. The survey is exactly what it says it is.

If that is not your point of confusion, were you just implying that AAPC members are liars? Perhaps that they lie more than AHIMA members? Not sure why you would think that, but it is probably no more likely that one lies more than the other. Both organizations report figures in the same general ballpark.

The figures reported there are averages. That is a mathematical term, and it does not mean "the minimum," "the usual" or "a common" or "normal." There were probably salaries in the 20's, just as there were salaries in the 70's, but when you add them up and divide by the number of salaries, you get something in between. That does not mean I should go out expecting to make that average on every job.

Looking at the range of salaries and the geographic distribution is very helpful. If you want to do that, you can certainly do so by going to the AAPC website. That would be a lot better, in my opinion, than posting innuendo raising the suspicion that something was hidden in order to deceive everyone.

The decline in salary was minimal. I doubt if it signaled an ominous trend. Thereis variation from year to year. The cause of it is also explained on the AAPC website. Feel free to help yourself.

Not sure why you quibbled about the nursing employment rates. The post clearly said new nurses.

Thanks - Waiting for the dislikes

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The survey also said that the biggest salary increases were made in the first 20 years, so please don't lead people to believe that they are going to start as a new coder at 60K. Having worked my way up the MT ladder and navigated the pay scale at several facilities, I know that there is a starting point and an ending point for every position, coders are no exception. No employer is going to continue throwing money at you because you generate revenue. Like everyone else, when you reach the top of your pay scale, your earning potential will drop. Also, you and others were implying that the employment rate for nurses was dismal; that just is not true.

Can't I please have an opinion just for opinion's sake?

Those are not opinions; - it is just error

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It seems to be more along the lines of "countering." Disruptive, purposeless fault-finding.

You misquote, misconstrue, and then even after your misreading is pointed out you continue right along the same path.

Again, the comments about nurses referred to NEW GRADUATES and the figures came from published sources. The employment rate for NEW NURSES *is* dismal. Even the national nursing organizations are concerned about it.

You made a good choice in giving up coding. The difficulty you show in reading analytically would have made it a difficult job. That may be why you didn't like it.

Lighten up - Waiting for the dislikes

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Did you not read my disclaimer? One of us has a problem with reading comprehension and I don't think it's me. I knew people would be all over those comments; no need to get so defensive; It is not a personal attack against you. My opinion is my opinion; if you have a problem with that, too bad. You are also countering each time you come back and tell me that I am the one with the problem. My post was not addressed to you but you certainly wasted no time in calling me out. If I am such a problem for you, ask the moderator to ban me.

Not everyone who posts on here - is "countering."

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Some people are just giving their views on what they see, and most of them do not give paranoid delusional theories and insulting digs on the character of other people.

It is the same person. - Every time.

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NM

So what if it is? - Waiting for the dislikes

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Just what is your problem, anyway? I'm not supposed to speak my mind or disagree with anything? It was okay for someone to call nurses fat and stupid or whatever was said, but I'm not supposed to share my thoughts because I have a different point of view? There is absolutely nothing wrong with what I am doing, I'm presenting more than one side of the coin. I'm not confrontational in any way, but you and your cronies find fault with everything I say. You could show some tolerance, you know. If you don't like it, it is not mandatory for you to react. I read to and fro discussions and sometimes arguments in this forum all the time and there is nothing wrong with showing more than one side of an issue, yes people get stuff wrong but that happens sometimes. As I said before, if it's a problem for you and you think I am violating the forum rules in some way, report it to the moderator or drop it and move on.

and I made 73K/year as an MT 20 years ago, - L&L

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It's only a matter of time. Anything that can be automated or done overseas does not have a future earning potential.

Wonderful attitude! - sm

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What a defeatist attitude! Well, not a problem ... you can always work as a house cleaner, pool man, or dog walker.

The point being that you can't just not do anything because it might change someday.

I think that was countering - I am out of here

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So practice what you preach.

You don't want to be in your late-50s - L&L

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and need to start looking for a new job or retraining. JMHO.

As for me, I'm 63 now and don't give a rodent's behind about working.

Have you tried - ac

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Precyse. I saw an ad they are looking for remote coders with ICD 10 training entry level.

Also look into - ac

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Amphion. They have an MT to coder program and waive experience. Even if you have to MT for a little while, could transition over.

Question - An American Girl

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Do you know if their coding jobs are hourly or production-based pay?

Not sure - ac

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But you are employed as an inpatient coder and it would be a way into the field. I would assume that they would pay the average income for an entry level inpatient coder. If you look at their ads for coders it says competitive compensation.

and.. - ac

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Verisk Health is hiring remote coders, and will accept no experience. Go to their career page.

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Apr 02, 2014

I have yet to pass one, how the heck, with say 3 minor errors can you possible pass these things? I want to quit so badly but have no prospective jobs. So the question boils down to basically, is at what percentage of errors are they firing people? 99.5, 99 what? I just cannot see how this is possible to do. My thoughts are that they are going to try this stupid goal and see who comes the closest to the 99.7% unrealistic BS and keep them. I also cannot see how the Indians are doing this, s ...

Apr 18, 2014

from recent ad? Any action after that? Thanks. ...

Feb 11, 2015

in my pod from the list they sent out. Two-thirds passed, one-third failed. (I was in the fail group). Let the Indians do it and see how they score. I hate this BS ...

Oct 03, 2010

Took the test a few days ago and haven't heard anything back. Does anyone know if they advise you of a pass/fail, or do you only hear from them if you pass and are offered a position? TIA? ...

Jan 23, 2011

Acute pancreatitis - rule out past/passed sludge. ?? Is it past or passed? Thanks ...

Feb 19, 2013

I had a job offer with a local hospital as a transcriptionist making 15.37 an hour which would be a raise from my dead end job I have now of scheduling. I have been a transcriptionist for 14 years and had to take a totally different job just to get a paycheck when our department was outsourced last year. So on a whim I applied when I saw a job opening at the same hospital that outsourced the entire transcription department. I was offered the job and accepted it but my husband was so stressed abo ...

Apr 23, 2013

I just passed my finals with CareerSteps. Are there jobs out there for someone like me being new? I am a disabled Veteran and would like to work for the VA Hospital here in Denver or is it better to work independently as a contractor? Thanks!! ...

Mar 07, 2014

HELP? Has anyone out there recently passed the mttest.com (created by Career Step) that most all companies are utilizing to prescreen their candidates? I am a Career Step graduate (high honors) with many yearsâ�� experience working for a very large global transcription company; yet I cannot seem to pass the aforementioned test to save my life. I find this strange for the following reasons: 1. I passed the same (or nearly the same) test, on the 1st try, with a 99% combined score t ...

Oct 17, 2014

The LANDesk deadline has passed. Has anyone NOT downloaded it? ...

May 05, 2011

I assume they would let you know. I was hired, but never heard back from them after that. I know that my credit score is pretty bad right now ... hope that did not cost me a job. Still, I would think they would let me know. ...

May 30, 2012

I took their test last fall and passed it and was called immediately. I was told I would be up and running in 2 weeks or less. First it was calls from different Indian tech people asking for the same paperwork over and over and after the install date came and went twice, I gave up. They emailed me 8 weeks ago and asked me again to come on board, told them what happened last time and they swore they had all that straightened up now. It took them a month just to get back to me about a star ...

Nov 02, 2012

Called recruiter and was told interview was fine, hours were fine, they were just waiting to see if they needed the staff for a new account. Ok, that makes sense. At least I won't run out of work (at least I assume they have a good grip on their accounts). So, then I see another posting on jobs board that they are hiring. What's up? Is it worth it for me to pursue this? I currently work for a terrible company that I shall not name and I don't th ...

Mar 28, 2013

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Jan 10, 2014

How long did it take after testing to find out whether or not you passed their test? I know I'll be put on the waiting list if I, indeed, passed it. Just curious how many days/weeks after taking it before I'll be informed of the results... ...

May 20, 2014

I passed the first written test. I have noted some remarks about SS but nothing current. I am just needing PT. Would anyone want to share any comments about SS? This business is not what it used to be, but at least of all resumes I have sent out at least they have replied. Next is possibly up to a 2-hour interview, which I have never done before. I know everyone has their own opinions and experiences too, but right now I am needing a job good or bad. Appreciate any thoughts. ...

Aug 06, 2014

to fill out and return before phone interview. Was excited at first. Now hesitant to continue process. Anyone encouraging words as to whether this could be a good move. Anything at all would be helpful. TIA ...