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Remote coding jobs - anon

Posted: Jul 15, 2013

Any remote coders out there or is this a farce like the ads saying you can make $40,000 a year from home as an MT??

yes, there are remote coding jobs, but.... - seemessage

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You have to have 3 to 5 years of experience before you can work from home.

Not to mention credentials - See Msg

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They often require AHIMA credentials, but the pay is usually excellent.

coding - feltx

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I have an associate's degree in coding. I was not able to find a job because everyone wanted 3+ years of experience. I worked as an intern in a doctor's office while I was in college, but they could not afford to pay me once I graduated, so that opportunity went out the door. I then turned to transcription, which now stinks! So a lot of student loans later and I'm still making minimum wage or less. :(

What certifications do you have? - nm

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nm

certifications - feltx

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I was not able to get certification because my instructor said we would have to get experience in a job before we could take the certification test. My problem was everyone wanted experience, but no one wanted to give me a chance to get that experience by hiring me. I worked as an intern in a small doctor office for 9 months with no pay. The doctor wanted me to stay and help out for free, but obviously that wasn't going to happen! Good luck and hopefully your experience will be better than mine.

Unfortunately, your instructor was incorrect. - sm

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You don't need experience to take either the CPC or CCS. If coding is something you wish to pursue, I would suggest you go to the AAPC/AHIMA websites and find some materials to help you study up for the exams. You'll be in a much better position to get a coding job if you have either of those credentials.

Your options - sm

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What school told you this? Please complain to them about this instructor, because she gave you misinformation. Unless she meant that she did not teach you enough to pass any exam, you certainly could have.

Experience is not required to take the CPC exam. It is required to get the full credential, but that is something different. If you passed it, your school would have counted for one year of the experience requirement. Your job in the doctor's office would have counted for experience, too.

It is important to do your own research rather than blindly follwing what others tell you. It is also important to get experience any way you can, even if it is unpaid.

When you are looking for a job, you have to do so aggressively. Employers all "want" experience, but the fact of the matter is that they will take inexperienced, but credentialed, coders.

I agree that you should review and take that exam.

you can still make 40K at MT easily - mtr

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nm

Ahahahahahahahahahaha! yea, right. - What MTSO do you work for to make 40K easily? n

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nm

40K MT - anon

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This gave me a good laugh!!

Well, I make that much, but.... - MT of 16 years

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I live everyday in fear that I will lose my clients due to EHR and whatnot. I work for a large MTSO and have to work on a multitude of different accounts. I get 5 cpl for VR, which is awful VR by the way, but have gotten pretty good at this editing stuff. I stay incredibly focused, make tons of shortcuts in my Shorthand expander, and just go, go go. So it's possible but definitely not "easy." Please don't ask where I work. If you've been in this game for a while, you know that those of us still hanging on for dear life to our "good" jobs are not going to give up that information so we don't end up OOW.

Sure! If you own the company.... - Miss Placed Semicolon

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