Medical Coding Career

The career I will be pursing is Medical Coding. After receiving my Medical Assistant diploma, I started working in a Pediatric clinic in the back office doing patient care and front office scheduling appointments and receiving and posting payments, I also researched and assigned medical codes for outpatient billing using International Classification of Disease- ninth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9) and the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) coding books. Medical Coding. I then went to work coding inpatient records. It is a little different from coding outpatient medical records. I worked in coding for several years and since I have been out of medical coding for a while. A lot has changed in that period of time they have moved forward with ICD-10 coding book is
Coders translate medical terminology into standardized format, allowing information to be transmitted accurately and efficiently between healthcare providers and insurance payers.)
While there is no mandatory education required for employment, however there are a few options you can take. I would recommend going through a medical coding certification program or completing a degree this will provide you better knowledge of what it consist of, how to identify and codes. I have found that many healthcare facilities are looking for coders that have a certification or a degree. As Ewing has stated in her article a (strong knowledge of biology, anatomy, physiology, and medical terminology.)
Healthcare providers would rather spend their time caring for their patients, and little time in paper work. At a web site Learning.org have provided (important facts about medical coders Median salary (2014) about $35,000.00 for medical records and health information technicians. Jobs outlook (2012-2022) 22% for medical records and health information