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Someone I was talking to told me coding - has the same risk

Posted: Apr 29, 2015

as transcription of being automated and/or off-shored. Needless to say this was very discouraging. Anyone have an opinion about this? I hope it's not true.

Sigh. Here we go again. - SM

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I am not wasting my breath on this again. This topic has been argued over and over. There are discussions below.

If it bothers you, don't reply! - Grrrrr

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You took the time to respond, but with nothing useful. Good job.

Well for someone who doesn't want to waste her "breath" - You sure have a lot to say;

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none of which is helpful. Maybe I wanted some different point of views from OTHER people NOT JUST YOU.

SAVE YOUR BREATH and don't reply to something that doesn't interest you. Wow.

Well I searched the archives -- didn't find anything - current about this topic;

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However, if I had to place a bet, I'd say that there are a couple of posters who are probably instructors/employees of Andrews and/or Career Step trying to recruit potential students. And then there are a couple more condescending posters who think everyone but them is too stupid to be a coder. It's reading a report and assigning number codes...it's not rocket science.

One thread is still on this page. - sm

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It is all over the archives. One thread is still on this page.

http://forum.mtstars.com/594252.html

It's being discussed for good reason. Because - its always a possibility.

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Forewarned is forearmed.

Always a possibility for almost any job now - another MT 2 coder

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I considered this and joined some coding FB groups and saw that there were coding centers in India hiring and outsourcing has happened, especially outpatient, but there were still many jobs in my area, and inpatient especially seemed to hire mostly Americans (not all). I just knew that I could not stand continuing in MT until I retired, considered this as well as any other jobs, and realized most jobs can be outsourced now and decided to go ahead with coding, with my eyes open. As stated here by others, there are many other areas besides coding that we could also do with our knowledge base. I have both CPC and CCS and am now studying for more certifications so that I will have more opportunities. I am no longer depressed and hating work every day, I LOVE my job!! I am so glad that I did this.

I believe it will be true in the not-too-distant future. - Its okay for now, but it would be -

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foolish to think it's a career that can't be outsourced or offshored. The wisest thing to do would be to always be working on a Plan-B, just in case.

I don't think it will - happen

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Reimbursement is based on coding. Coding is also not just one thing. The field is expansive and has many limbs. I came from transcription but have been coding for 10 years. I don't see it. I am not worried. That's my opinion.

Built-in Plan B - Coder

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Coding is not just reading a note and assigning codes. If that was all it is, coders would not warrant the salaries they get. It is more involved than that, especially for inpatient and highly specialized areas that are under scrutiny by CMS for fraud and abuse.

Computer-assisted coding is already a reality. It does not change much. Coders still do all the rest of the work of coding that computers cannot do, like clinical decision making and evaluation of documentation adequacy.

Coding is part of HIM. Knowledge of coding includes many other code sets (classification systems) that we never talk about here and it is a basic skill for most jobs in HIM. There is a career map on the AHIMA website that shows the many careers HIM and informatics that coders can move into.

Coding is a prerequisite for clinical documentation improvement, compliance, auditing, chargemaster development, administration, informatics, consulting, education, and other areas in HIM. Coders already have "a backup plan" in those careers. New career areas are opening up regularly now, too.

Economic and security factors mitigate against offspring. The stakes are too high in coding. Facilities learned their lesson from their MT experience. They are still responsible for every error, and they are aware that they cannot tolerate them to save money by offspring. Hospital administrators are personally liable in a way they never were for MT. The attention Joint Commission is now placing on transcription will likely serve to inhibit any interest in offspring coding, as well.

Every time this question comes up, a bunch of non-coders rush over gloating and waving "coding is dead" signs. How they know so much about the future of something they do not understand is a mystery. It is certain that they do not understand it, because if they did, they wouldn't be saying it.

I agree that this is a tiresome issue. If someone does not want to go into this career, just don't. There is no need to drive others away from it to make yourself feel better about your fears and choices.

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