I am a certified coder that is ready to throw in the towel. I haven't coded since March and am a little rusty.
Is there any company's out there looking for remote?
non coding entry level HIM jobs? can anyone give me some examples besides a file clerk .
I have been a cpc A since october and feel like i will be apprentice level forever. My school did not send me anywhere for an externship, which is why i am not working for a biller now. No one seems to want to hire me cause of the zero experience... Any advice. I have sent multiple emails out to the mysterious project xtern people..does not seem to get anywhere.
If I can have some faith in this field that seemed so promising and in need of new coders, then maybe I will fork out the money for AHIMA testing
Cordelia: I have searched high and low since 2006 for a remote coding position. It all came down to the type of coding. I have done physician ortho surgery coding, physician hospital visits coding, physician respitory procedure coding, and so on and so on. I have taken tests for remote coding. The majority of the time I never heard anything back. I finally asked one of the companies what was going on and was told I need hospital coding and the coding I did was physician based. I dont understand the differences. I have been certified since 2006 and up to now it had been going well. If you know of any physician based remote coding opportunities, since that is what I have been doing, I would be interested in hearing about them. I am at a total loss!
bugsycpc:
I truly say this with all respect and as politely as I can. I truly mean no offense.
But perhaps you have answered your own question. If these companies you have applied to came back to you and said you need hospital coding and you did physician coding and ?I don?t understand the difference,? that very well could be a large portion of the problem.
All I am saying is if you have been certified since 2006 ? 8ish years ? kept up your CEU?s and training to keep current and for eight years, read AAPC news, viewed different websites for information and articles and stayed current on coding news and you never knew the difference between physician coding and hospital coding, all I am saying is there might be a great deal more information you don?t know that is causing you not to get these remote jobs.
Unless I am misreading your statement, ?I need hospital coding (CPC-H) and the coding I did was physician based (CPC). I don?t understand the differences.? Maybe you are simply applying for hospital coding jobs and need a CPC-H.
Does that make sense?