Penn Foster 028004
Jane Joe 123456 028004 PAGE 1
123 Sample Rd
MT 1234 USA
To Whom It May Concern
I’m searching for a medical coder and biller employment position, and to also give a brief overview as to why this is in my interest, per request from the Department of Human Resources.
Beginning in 2000, my enjoyment with everyday computers and working in a fast paced medical environment with friendly office staff lead me to my first job.
My many duties included: Filling out patient insurance forms, faxing doctor referrals, returning relevant e-mails to the correct personnel, and occasionally dealing with flustered patients and insurance company inquires in our practice. In my short time with patients, those insurance troubles frequently included mix ups in the medical computer systems and on one clear incident an unsafe mix up in a patient’s medical record. I was intrigued as to why that had happened, and I was told a staff coder had mis-typed a medical billing code. At that time, I did not know what a ‘medical code’ was, even with a well rounded general familiarity of computers. So I decided to find out and inquire to my co-workers about this occupation. I applied to Penn Foster in 2013 and I learned medical coders and billers were a special position on its own. With my official certification from the AAPC and unique responsibility to protect patient’s privacy, as well as learning to put sometimes difficult codes in medical software, I excelled. For the first time, I felt like I could make a difference in the medical atmosphere instead of just sitting behind a desk. I could be sure their diagnosis and completed checks ups were placed correctly in a code structure that I personally must understand. The most important lesson from my observational experience was mistakes cannot be made at the cost of a patient.
With excellent room to grow for subsequent years, I am especially
123 Sample Rd
MT 1234 USA
To Whom It May Concern
I’m searching for a medical coder and biller employment position, and to also give a brief overview as to why this is in my interest, per request from the Department of Human Resources.
Beginning in 2000, my enjoyment with everyday computers and working in a fast paced medical environment with friendly office staff lead me to my first job.
My many duties included: Filling out patient insurance forms, faxing doctor referrals, returning relevant e-mails to the correct personnel, and occasionally dealing with flustered patients and insurance company inquires in our practice. In my short time with patients, those insurance troubles frequently included mix ups in the medical computer systems and on one clear incident an unsafe mix up in a patient’s medical record. I was intrigued as to why that had happened, and I was told a staff coder had mis-typed a medical billing code. At that time, I did not know what a ‘medical code’ was, even with a well rounded general familiarity of computers. So I decided to find out and inquire to my co-workers about this occupation. I applied to Penn Foster in 2013 and I learned medical coders and billers were a special position on its own. With my official certification from the AAPC and unique responsibility to protect patient’s privacy, as well as learning to put sometimes difficult codes in medical software, I excelled. For the first time, I felt like I could make a difference in the medical atmosphere instead of just sitting behind a desk. I could be sure their diagnosis and completed checks ups were placed correctly in a code structure that I personally must understand. The most important lesson from my observational experience was mistakes cannot be made at the cost of a patient.
With excellent room to grow for subsequent years, I am especially