I have many years of "big city" coding experience in medical offices and an outside billing company. A year ago, I moved to a small, rural town and have been working at home. I know I have kind of been out-of-the-loop (b/c I have not been directly in an office lately), but I know I didn't miss anything.
The "small town" medical office I just had an interview with told me that "EHR's are doing away with the need for coders b/c the information in the system goes straight to the insurance company". So my question is not necessarily is this correct, but should I say something about how a certified coder should still be reviewing these claims? For some reason I feel the need to. I know I am probably not asking the right question here, but maybe you guys can figure out what I'm trying to ask...(?)
The lady tried to make it sound like coders were going to become obsolete. She even said that by the end of the year she hoped to no longer have any need for the four coders that she has. She also said that by Dec these 4 coders would be replaced into other roles and jobs within the practice. Typing that caused another question to pop into my head...Do I want to work here knowing that is their position on coders? I mean, coding is my passion. It's what I do. The position I interviewed for was the check-out desk. (This practice hires everyone in at part time front office in order to get the individual's foot in the door. Then they will move them to other roles once they become familiar with the practice.) I don't have a problem with that, but I want to eventually start coding for them.
I don't know. What do you guys think?
The "small town" medical office I just had an interview with told me that "EHR's are doing away with the need for coders b/c the information in the system goes straight to the insurance company". So my question is not necessarily is this correct, but should I say something about how a certified coder should still be reviewing these claims? For some reason I feel the need to. I know I am probably not asking the right question here, but maybe you guys can figure out what I'm trying to ask...(?)
The lady tried to make it sound like coders were going to become obsolete. She even said that by the end of the year she hoped to no longer have any need for the four coders that she has. She also said that by Dec these 4 coders would be replaced into other roles and jobs within the practice. Typing that caused another question to pop into my head...Do I want to work here knowing that is their position on coders? I mean, coding is my passion. It's what I do. The position I interviewed for was the check-out desk. (This practice hires everyone in at part time front office in order to get the individual's foot in the door. Then they will move them to other roles once they become familiar with the practice.) I don't have a problem with that, but I want to eventually start coding for them.
I don't know. What do you guys think?