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5 Tips for Medical Coders Who Want Promotions
This simple step helps you climb the corporate ladder. Question: I love my job but would like to begin moving up within our health care organization’s structure. What tips can you offer that will help me to get noticed by…
Continue reading...Medical Coders Lead Their Practices Through Dangerous Waters
27. October 2009
Author Malcolm Gladwell explains why health information professionals have what it takes to lead the way. If you’re like most data-driven professionals, you might not think of yourself as a leader. After all, you’re all about the details, analyzing the…
Continue reading...Average Medical Coder Salaries, By Workplace
20. October 2009
Which outpatient coders earn the most … and the least. Contemplating a career jump from physician office to billing company? Or from hospital to payer? Opportunities for outpatient coders abound, as a recent salary survey from the…
Continue reading...Average Medical Coder Salaries By Specialty
14. October 2009
Do medical coders in some specialties receive higher salaries than others? It appears so, according to salary survey results recently published by the American Academy of Professional Coders. Below are average salaries, by specialty, for the 10,000-plus…
Continue reading...5 Telephone Interviewing Tips for Medical Coding Job Hunters
7. October 2009
We’ve got the 411 to help you shine on the line. In the good ole days, that first telephone interview was simply about where to show up for the real, live interview. But not anymore. Time-strapped hiring managers are using…
Continue reading...Move On Up From Medical Coder & Into These 9 Jobs
24. July 2009
Even in these lackluster economic times, you can rise to new career heights — if you know these job search tricks. Demand for health information management skills is actually growing, and coders who figure out how to to think out of…
Continue reading...Medical Coding Career Path: Cancer Registrar
18. July 2009
Did you know that you can bring your medical coding skills to the front lines in the battle against cancer — and maybe earn more money than you do now? One career option for health information professionals (that’s you, coders and…
Continue reading...Medical Coding Jobs Grow by 48 Percent
14. July 2009
Future's so bright, you gotta wear shades. Here’s where the jobs are. It’s no secret that economists expect health care job openings to increase over the next several years as the baby…
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4. November 2009
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