That is a completely different
Posted By: scenario on 2008-08-06
In Reply to: Certification - Mildred Trent
That's a better description of your situation than just saying you were certified and couldn't get a job.
Unless you completed one of the courses whose students typically get jobs with national services, you're not going to get a job with that unless you do some planning.
With the HIT in progress, your best bet is to take ANY job in ANY medical records department at a hospital or large clinic. Try for a part-time one now. File room, release of information, secretary . . . it does not matter. You have enough qualifications for an entry-level job. You can put the lapsed CPC-A on your resume, too, but be clear it is lapsed.
Once you have that job, you should find it quite easy to move into a coding position. Coders are very hard to find. If you want to begin helping out in coding, or doing a little extra, or getting some on-the-job training, I know few administrators who would refuse you.
If you are attending an accredited HIT program, it is preparing you for the RHIT exam. That's the one you should take first. The CCS is going to be more difficult unless you have actually worked in inpatient coding. You'd be more likely to pass the CCS-P, and you could probably do it now.
The easiest way to get a job in transcription is to go through one of the schools whose grads are accepted by nationals. The easiest way to get a job in coding is to get a certification, preferably one each from AAPC and AHIMA, and, if you cannot get a coding job outright, take any job in a HIM department in order to shift into a regular coding slot. That's quite easy to do.
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I agree completely ...
It is a very good option for some ~ and the ONLY option for several. I referred a nice lady there this morning who learned that the CS online course would not suit her needs financially.
Completely agree!
I got my start doing PT transcription. I had no prior experience in MT and had no difficulty at all with doing PT reports. I found that I loved PT. For the account I had there were tons of normals. I rarely had to type a full report.
Good luck!
Completely agree.
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Agree completely.
My heating bill this month was almost $400!! It used to be right around $100. I also have to have high-speed internet, which I didn't before, so that is an additional $45 a month. I also have to buy new reference books quite frequently when my accounts change (references were provided when I worked on-site). I also had to have a landline, so I now pay $33 a month for that (only used cells previously). I have also had to pay to upgrade my computer and purchase Word (again, a cost a company would pay if working on-site). So there are additional costs to working at home as well.
I agree completely
I know others who have complained of the same thing. They really struggled with their test, but they were still hired on. Just do the best you can. Good luck!
This is not true at all -- completely false.
You don't know what you're talking about!
Well-stated, completely honest (nm)
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