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rocktivity

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6. I do have coding and billing experience

Reply to Warpy (Reply #5)

Thu Oct 8, 2015, 05:48 PM

Oct 2015

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having worked in pharmaceutical and for a radiology service -- I wouldn't be starting from scratch. And as I mentioned, there would at least be a point in shooting for a health attendant certification if I were youthful enough to parlay it into better-paying work in the healthcare field.

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Need info about medical coding [View all] rocktivity Oct 2015 OP

It may be a good time to enter the field as they just (Oct 1) vastly expanded the number of codes... PoliticAverse Oct 2015 #1

A medical billing/coding program would be a lot more complicated, time-consuming and expensive. enough Oct 2015 #2

Yes, a coding course would cost more (the state has a grant program I'm looking into) rocktivity Oct 2015 #3

Coding takes a couple of years Warpy Oct 2015 #5

I do have coding and billing experience rocktivity Oct 2015 #6

Coding is a field that provides a decent amount of employment, SheilaT Oct 2015 #4