The Comprehensive Guidebook for Career Success as a Medical Coder. How to start and successfully run your own professional independent medical coding business. Step-by-step. + How to blend career and lifestyle working when and where you choose. + How to save time and money using latest technology. + How to access a global client base through telemarketing. How would you like to have a job that you can perform while living anywhere you choose? Like Hawaii ... or on your favorite mountain with a breathtaking view ... or on the shore of your favorite lake? Here s more you can be your own boss working from home, and make a good (or great) income while performing a highly-respected profession. Sound too good to be true? Well, it is true and this dream of a profession/life style is being lived today by independent medical coders around the United States and in other countries. There is an enormous and growing demand for skilled medical coders, creating a severe shortage in a large variety of coding situations. Demand greater than supply sounds like a condition that would result in excellent compensation for those on the supply side. That is also true. So, how do you determine if medical coding is the profession for you? If you are already a medical coder, how do you identify and evaluate the rapidly expanding variety of opportunities open to you? Independent Medical Coding, 2nd edition provides answers to these questions and many more.
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"I felt as if the authors were sitting across from me explaining all the tips of the trade." --ADVANCE for Health Information Professionals
"In uncomplicated language, readers are told how to set up and manage a small medical-coding service. An array of topics ... are concisely presented ... an excellent resource" --Today's Librarian
"a great introduction to entrepreneurship as a medical coder ... this book is an excellent place to start your research ... excellent advice ... nuggets of coding and business savvy ... references and resources that are likely to be worth the cost of the book on their own merits ... accurate description and excellent list of advantages to a coding carer ... honest outline of concerns and issues that you must be prepared to handle ... you'll be able to use chapter after chapter of 'Independent Medical Coding' both at the beginning of your venture and for years to come." --For the Record
"In uncomplicated language, readers are told how to set up and manage a small medical-coding service. An array of topics ... are concisely presented ... an excellent resource" --Today's Librarian
"a great introduction to entrepreneurship as a medical coder ... this book is an excellent place to start your research ... excellent advice ... nuggets of coding and business savvy ... references and resources that are likely to be worth the cost of the book on their own merits ... accurate description and excellent list of advantages to a coding carer ... honest outline of concerns and issues that you must be prepared to handle ... you'll be able to use chapter after chapter of 'Independent Medical Coding' both at the beginning of your venture and for years to come." --For the Record
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Authors Donna Avila-Weil, RHIT, and Rhonda Regan, CCS, CCS-P, have worked extensively in health information management for decades. Avila-Weil has specialized in coding, in medical transcription, directed medical staff services, and provided extensive consulting services during her 30 year career. Regan has performed medical coding for 20 years. She owns her own independent coding and health information management consulting business. Donna lives and conducts her coding, medical transcription, and consulting business in Hawaii, servicing clients across the U.S. Rhonda lives and has her coding and consulting business in the beautiful wine country of Northern California.
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36 of 38 people found the following review helpful:
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For any Coder thinking of pursuing an independent career.,
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This review is from: Independent Medical Coding : The Comprehensive Guidebook for Career Success As a Medical Coder (Paperback)
This is a fantastic reference for anyone who is pursuing a career as an independent coder. In this age of "compliance" conscious organizations, anyone working independently needs to now how to organize business practices. This is not a "how to code" book. There are numerous very good coding references. This book addresses coding as a business. Working independently as a consultant, coding education resources and certification. It is an excellent resource and highly recommended to all who are considering pursuing an independent coding practice.
21 of 23 people found the following review helpful:
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An excellent resource for coding professionals,
This review is from: Independent Medical Coding : The Comprehensive Guidebook for Career Success As a Medical Coder (Paperback)
I was very pleased to find this book on Independent Medical Coding. I had been considering just such a career, but didn't know where to begin. This book was exactly what I needed. It gives the experienced coder an alternative career path into entrepeneurship without doing "billing". This book provided me the first stepping stone in what is soon to be my new career. I would like to see the authors do an even more in-depth book, providing even more information about this field. Because books of this nature are so rare, a comprehensive reference would be wonderful, and I would gladly pay extra for the information. The book as written, however, is an excellent resource and I definitely recommend it to anyone already skilled in coding who is interested in working for themselves. Thank you for writing this book!
24 of 27 people found the following review helpful:
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Be cautious of the title. Not what I needed or wanted.,
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This review is from: Independent Medical Coding : The Comprehensive Guidebook for Career Success As a Medical Coder (Paperback)
Book may be helpful for someone already adept at medical coding, though I thought it still lacking in substance and vague non-responsive answers to very important subjects if really going to help someone changing careers. Title suggested help in coding which I needed and I wasted $35.
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Coding: The assignment of code(s) to all health data elements of inpatient or outpatient care. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
contract coders, certified coding associate, ethical coding, clinical coders, official coding guidelines, coding opportunities, medical record professionals, certified coders, offsite use, certified coding specialist, coding services, cancer registrar, health information management association, coding compliance, coding education, protected health information, coding updates, professional coders, medical coders, business associate agreement, coding summary, coding staff, coding expertise, coding resources, coding business Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Coding Clinic, United States, Privacy Rule, Social Security, American Health Information Management Association, American Hospital Association, Federal Register, American Academy of Professional Coders, American Medical Association, International Classification of Diseases, World Health Organization, Current Procedural Terminology, Compliance Program Guidance, Department of Labor, Office of Inspector General, Standards of Ethical Coding, Coding Handbook, Faye Brown, John Doe, Clinical Modification, Coding Hotline, Internal Revenue Service, Michigan Ave, Nursing Drug Handbook, Quick Look Drug Book New!
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contract coders, certified coding associate, ethical coding, clinical coders, official coding guidelines, coding opportunities, medical record professionals, certified coders, offsite use, certified coding specialist, coding services, cancer registrar, health information management association, coding compliance, coding education, protected health information, coding updates, professional coders, medical coders, business associate agreement, coding summary, coding staff, coding expertise, coding resources, coding business Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Coding Clinic, United States, Privacy Rule, Social Security, American Health Information Management Association, American Hospital Association, Federal Register, American Academy of Professional Coders, American Medical Association, International Classification of Diseases, World Health Organization, Current Procedural Terminology, Compliance Program Guidance, Department of Labor, Office of Inspector General, Standards of Ethical Coding, Coding Handbook, Faye Brown, John Doe, Clinical Modification, Coding Hotline, Internal Revenue Service, Michigan Ave, Nursing Drug Handbook, Quick Look Drug Book New!
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