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Do you think coding jobs will be sent overseas some day as well? sm - bowen


Posted: Dec 23, 2009

I really need to get out of the MT profession.  I am a newly single mom and am making less money as an MT than I was 5 years ago.  I just cannot afford to do this anymore.  I always see coding jobs posted at my local hospital.  Do you think these jobs will be sent overseas just like transcription?  I am thinking of going into nursing but don't know yet.  What would be a good healthcare career to get into?

the problem with coding jobs - mte

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is that they require experience before anyone will give you a job and MT is not enough experience for them. So I would think a job in the clinical setting would be best. X-ray tech, nursing, resp therapy, etc.

When I used to code, to code accurately you have - JK

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to have the medical chart available. You cannot accurately code on diagnosis and procedure alone. So, I doubt it unless then are going to make the entire record available to offshore companies. But then again, nothing would surprise me.

Overseas Coding - NCalMT

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At the hospital I was formerly employed at as a MT, they sent transcription and the majority of coding to a company they own in India. There are 2 in-house coders left. The hospital is also owned by Indians who have buying up many hospitals in California.

I believe that this - (sm)

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must be happening already. The AAPC offers their testing in other countries and has for at least the last couple of years. I don't recall if AHIMA also does this or not.

Yes. ANYTHING that can be sent overseas, will be, - unless something is done to stop it.

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