Ace the ‘Practice Management’ Questions on the CPC Exam

27. January 2010

‘POS’-itively Important: Place of Service Codes When you go to the CPC® exam prep information posted on the AAPC web site, you’ll see that some questions cover ‘practice management.’ The AAPC…

Got a New Medical Coding Job? Don’t Burn Your Bridges.

26. January 2010

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Resign from your old job gracefully with these 7 tips. When we polled My Coding Career readers about their goals for 2010, about 20 percent answered ‘get a new job.’ Indeed, with some many good jobs available in coding, career-savvy…

What Kind of Leader Are You?

12. January 2010

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Are you a ‘people person,’ ‘creative developer’ or something else? If you’re in a management job — or aspire to be — you need to understand how your management style affects the people on your team. To determine your management style,…

What Medical Coders Should Look For in an E-Learning Program

6. January 2010

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Never considered e-learning? Consider these benefits. If you’re looking to get into a medical coding job or boost your current medical coding career, don’t forget to check out e-learning opportunities. “E-learning makes getting educated about something new a lot faster…

Medical Coder’s ICD-10 Crash Course

16. December 2009

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We’ve got the links to some online resources that can help you learn about ICD-10. I’ve heard more than one medical coding veteran vow that she’ll retire before she ever uses ICD-10. But experts agree that ICD-10 is finally coming,…

How Do I Find the Physician Fee Schedule on the CMS Web Site?

9. December 2009

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CMS makes it a simple quest. Ha! Talk to almost any coder about the work hassles she faces every day, and she’s almost sure to mention the CMS web site — with assorted payer web sites also mentioned (or cursed)…

Medical Coding Career Step: 5 Interview Don’ts

30. November 2009

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Cute, but a job interview don't. Hiring managers dish on what potential employees do to kill their chances. Did you know that almost one-third of hiring managers decide whether someone they’re interviewing…

Who Are Your Medical Coding Mentors?

18. November 2009

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Expand your mentor network with these tips. Instead of focusing on one mentor, you should create an arsenal of helpful career counselors — each mentor with a different purpose, advises Tara Weiss in…

Medical Office Coach: Electronic Vs. Paper Record Retention

18. November 2009

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Does it feel like it's raining paper in your office? Consider EMRs. Is your practice looking at EMRs? Here’s what you need to know about the transition. Question: My practice is running…

Healthcare Continues to Add Jobs As Unemployment Rises Above 10%

11. November 2009

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Do you know about this nifty place to find coding & billing jobs? Why the 1980s mullet haircut on the nattily-dressed heartthrob to your left? Because unemployment in this country went up to 10.2 percent last month, the highest it’s…

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