I am very interested in taking the classes for coding and billing. Has anyone taken the inpatient and outpatient classes that Career Step offers? If so, can you share any pros or cons about the program. I am also considering another online coding and billing course through Gatlin University, but I am not sure if they offer both inpatient and outpatient coding. Has anyone taken that program and can you share your pros and cons here too.
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I want to work outside my home, get an hourly clinic job, but I have worked at MQ/MM for so long now in my house...I am nervous about going back into an office setting. I'm so comfortable here with my heating pad, getting up when I want to, not dressing up. Do you have any encouragement for me? I want to earn more money, because this is pitiful. It just kind of scares me. ...
There is no family history of any kind of clotting disorders, bleeding disorders, s/l "hemo celia", anemia, s/l thala cemere", or any other hematological disorders or malignancies.
I don't know if hemocele is right s/l "hemocelia" and I don't know and can't find if it is standalone or hemocele anemia???
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I am usure as to where one thought ends and the next begins as in the part of plantar flexion in the toe at teh extremes....something just does not seem like I have the sentences correct. Any idea what I am doing wrong? tia.
Evaluation of the foot does show dorsomedial bony prominence that is tender to palpation. There is also pain with passive dorsiflexion and plantar flexion in the toe at the extremes. She is stiff as compared to the contralateral side. ...
Laboratory studies ordered today include Chem 10, PTH 125 25, and urine calcium/creatinine.
is this right for chem 10 and unsure of the PTH 125 25 - how to type. thanks! ...
unsure of punctuation and also the last sentence. I typed all as dictated, but think there should be a comma after femur, and no fractures noted as a separate sentence. Any ideas? tia.
X-rays of the pelvis and hip show some degenerative changes in the right hip greater than the left with narrowing of the joint space and osteophyte formation around the head of the femur. The greater trochanter and intertrochanteric area no fractures are noted.
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There is some weakness and tenderness in the supraspinatus portion of the rotator cuff. She also has s/l with some___ inferior traction a catching sensation over the inferior aspect of her shoulder the glenohumeral joint. She also gets this too from a neutral to an abducted position of the shoulder.
the s/l sounds like with some and the rest of the sentence doesn't seem to fit correctly. Something seems to be missing even though I typed exaclty what the doctor said. tia ...
I cannot make sense of this diagnosis. This is exactly what the doctor says. Any help would be appreciated. TIA. The word with may also be incorrect.
EXOSTOSIS MEDIAL MALLEOLUS WITH TALUS AFTER ANKLE REPLACEMENT ...
What would be the difference in being a coder in a physician's clinic, insurance company, mental health facility or home health facility. Which setting would provide the most interesting work, the easiest, the least time-consuming? ...
I have a doctor that says his meds rather quickly, without pause.... He says this frequently and I truly do not know if it is 2 meds or one.... we have to separate our medications into numerical order. "Glucose and glucagon prn sliding scale insulin" Any help greatly appreciated. ...
per audio hour of dictation? A company wants me to quote this fee to them and I have never calculated this as I usually charge by line or page, etc. Thanks for any and all advice! ...
The patient is now 1 week postoperative arthroscopy and debridement of the right knee. Findings revealed a medial plica, chondromalacia patella, trochlear notch of the femur, and an anterior synovectomy. All of these were débrided.
I am unsure this is correct even though it is said clearly. This is a procedure not a finding and that is why I am very unsure. TIA. ...
Hi. I wanted to post this here because I need to get some feedback to my situation. I have been an MT over 20 years. About 2 years ago, I went through a divorce and became self-supporting. It took me until now to get a full-time job editing where I have enough work to keep me without NJA. The last 1-1/2 years I saw such poverty, I lost my car, my home and got lots of help from Salvation Army while working 2 MT jobs which barely kept me alive. I worked for on ...
This is an ER visit for a pt in because her debrillator "fired". Hx of MI, CAD, htn, high cholesterol. The med is on her allergies list. Sounds like "Topiglide." ...
Doctor is dictating a medication almost assuredly for a URI -- s/l "Ultahist/Altahist liquid". I actually had this question in the past and no one was able to help or just didn't see my post. Any help would be appreciated. TIA ...
I keep hearing on patients who are in the ICU with all kinds of tubes sticking out of them something that sounds like "sea sas per protocol", often listed along with medications. Today in the same doc I heard the above and also somethng tha sounds like "citra carium per protocol" and suspect it may refer to the same thing. Any ideas? thanks a bunch. ...
Doctor says the patient has heavy bleeding and cramping. She was prescribed "Listerra" or Listetta? The doctor has a pretty heavy accent. which did not help. The Listerra will not prevent unwanted pregnancy like the Mirena will.
So apparently this is not a birth control pill but something to help with the heavy periods and cramping?
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Patient with history of heart disease, CHF, sleep apnea, hypertension, diabetes mellitus and arthritis. Medication S/L quanapril or kawanapril...?
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Dictator says "fluticasone? 50 mcg 2 squares daily. Not sure about the medication name, but is definately 50 mcg 2 squares daily. I am not familiar with medication squares? Any suggestions? Patient has hypertension, hypokalemia, and is admitted for renal consult. Thanks! ...
To bring back the topic of dictators absolutely mangling words, one of my NPs just dictated:
"Her umbilified was just doubled by another physician to help her mood."
Hmm, me thinks you meant ABILIFY? There's no M in that word.
Gotta love it. ...