Hi, i was wondering with the home health certification is that how you can get on with different places to be able to code from home, does it give you an edge in the job market and basically what are the benefits of having that along with the CPC certification. I just took the CPC certification exam satuday i am awaiting results but i am looking into home health or possibly remote coding, any information would be greatly appreciated!
No problem, and in retrospect, reading your email again, I think I need to make clear that I am a certified Home Health coder.
Not certified to code from home.
There is no such certification that I am aware of.
My certification means that I am certified to code from the perspective of guidelines and coding conventions applicable to the Home Health industry.
Home Health agencies like the one I work for are outpatient.
We receive referrals from Hospitals, Insurance payers, Doctors offices, and other agencies like ours.
We have RN's LVN's and Therapy, PT OT ST and Medical Social Work clinicians go out to peoples homes and do everything from wound care, IV administration, things of that nature. Skilled Care in the home
From there we code the referral, and Home Health coding is completely different from inpatient or outpatient e/m cpt coding in a physicians office our outpatient surgery.
Now there are agencies that hire coders to work from home, but I just wanted to differentiate between working from home, and being a home health coder.
Just wanted to make that clear, and if you were already on the same page, then forgive my long winded explanation of the home care industry.