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Thinking Of Taking A Coding Course - twinstoo

Posted: Jun 02, 2015

I am thinking of taking a medical coding course. I am a medical transcriptionist and have been for five years. The company I work for now lost mostly all our accounts to another company. I still have work but not sure what is going to happen.

I looked at some schools. I see Penn-Foster, Andrews, and Career Step. Penn Foster is the least expensive. My question is would I be able to get a job after I finish the course and is the salary good. i am sure it is better then medical transcription.

Any information would be helpful.

Thanks

A Tale of Two Salads - Or, the Wise and Foolish Shoppers

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There were once two shoppers who needed to buy ingredients for a gelatin fruit salad.

The Wise Shopper went to a reputable grocery store, where she bought Jello and an assortment of Del Monte and Dole canned fruit. Her salad molded perfectly, was an attractive orange color, and was bursting with perfect, ripe fruit. The mini-marshmallows were just right. All of her many questions were answered expertly by the store's team of fully certified jello-mold experts.

The Foolish Shopper went to the local dollar mart, where she thought she was getting a real bargain on cans that only cost $1. When she got home, she thought it odd that the jello was an icky brownish color, and then noticed that the expiration date had been scraped off the box. She was also disappointed that the cans were mostly water and that the mandarin oranges tasted rotten, the pears had brown spots, and the cherries were an odd pink color. The pineapple chunks were practically wooden. She struggled for hours trying to pick out the spots. The only person who answered the phone when she called for help shouted at her in a language she didn't understand.

On the day of the church supper, the Wise Shopper arrived with her perfect creation sitting firmly on a lovely cut-glass platter. It was admired and devoured with gusto. A local deli owner offered to buy all the jello molds she could make, offering her premium pay. He didn't care that she had no experience.

The Foolish Shopper arrived with her melting, oddly colored mess slopping in a cheap plastic bowl. Everyone avoided it, except to comment on the skimpy amount of spotty fruit and those strange cherries. Only the pastor's kind daughter, Polly, braved a bite, because didn't want to appear impolite. Which was unfortunate, because she died the next day from botulism caused by improperly canned fruit processed by an unlicensed factory in Beebi-Jeebi.

The Wise Shopper spent a very reasonable sum on her salad, especially considering that she got a fabulous new career out of it.

The Foolish Shopper spent more in the long run. She didn't get very much fruit for her money. Sadly, she also lost her life savings on court costs, but was convicted of manslaughter anyway -- quite understandably since she hired a cheap lawyer -- and sentenced to life in prison, where the orange uniforms were an eternal reminder of the Wise Shopper's perfect salad.

The moral of the story? You get what you pay for.

coding schools - Effie

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I just signed up for The Andrews School, based on a large part by the reviews that have been posted here on MTStars by happy people who took that course. Its so rare to hear one good review after another! Coders are in high demand, but read the other posts regarding schools and make the choice that is most likely to pay off for you in terms of a good paying job. I have been a transcriptionist for 33 years.. wish I had done this years ago.

coding schools - AndrewsStudent

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Hi Effie, How are you doing at Andrews? We "spoke" a few months back when you were just waiting for your surgery to be over. Do you like coding school so far!

starting Andrews - Effie

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I just sent off my money and application, and am waiting to get my books, so haven't started any work yet. Surgery is over and I am back at work (though when I left to have my surgery I was told again there would be no job to come back too)... but they are still in the "process" of outsourcing our work so here I am, still working (which is a blessing).

How is it going for you? How far have you gotten through the course? I would love to hear an update.

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