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Question regarding human nature and changes - in healthcare
Posted: Jul 10, 2014
The only constant, when working in health care, is that things are going to change. A wise MT told me that years ago, and boy has she been right. I do see a wide variability in how people handle change. I've seen it in MT, and I've seen it in coding, with the transition to ICD10. It seems some people embrace the change, learn from it and become even more successful, while others decide it's too difficult, complain about it and become bitter. I have several more years until I retire. As coders, can anyone give me advice in how to continue to work and grow in our field, and not to become a person who complains about outside circumstances and people, without taking responsibility for my own happiness? Are there certain traits I can try to cultivate?
Suggestions - sm
[ In Reply To ..]Avoid the mindset that you want to do only one thing until you retire, whether that be 3 decades or 3 years.
Instead, accept that there is a lot more to learn, refuse to stay satisfied with limited or entry-level jobs, and keep learning. Learn more than just for CEUs; consider college and/or free online courses like Saylor, Edix, and Coursera.
Don't keep taking the same tired, low-level material over and over, either ... move on! Go from a certificate to an associate's, then from the associates to a bachelor's, then to a master's. If you took A&P or intro to disease processes once, don't take it again thinking you will learn more ... move on! Take a better course or a more detailed course, or take something else! (I see coders thinking they are getting ready for ICD-10 by taking the same level of A&P again. If it wasn't enough aready, how is it going to improve things to take it again? Take something better, and make sure it includes the information you need first!)
Get meaningful credentials in what you do and in what you want to do.
Use recognized organizations' (AHIMA, HIMSS, AAPC, HCPro, etc.) websites to identify career paths and requirements. Join them, if applicable, and attend local meetings. Read the information on their websites at least monthly so that you understand where the industry is going and how you can go with it. AAPC and AHIMA have monthly journals and AHIMA, in particular, has a huge number of high-quality documents addressing industry trends and technology.
Looking outside of coding itself, AAPC trends seem to be toward office and clinic management. AHIMA focuses more on industry trends, which right now are toward clinical documentation improvement, information technology, data, informatics, privacy and security. Coding affects all of those areas and/or is affected by them, so there is a logical progression to follow career-wise.
A positive attitude, adaptability, inquisitiveness, and a focus on others outside yourself are all important.
Thank you - I have made some of
[ In Reply To ..]the mistakes you have mentioned, I think mainly from feeling insecure about my own ability. I think I'm finally coming to terms that this coding thing isn't for someone who just wants to maintain the status quo. Education is going to be something I do for the rest of my life.
Yes, and it is a wonderful thing to have a job - where you can keep learning!
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