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Headed to a Coding Conference? Give Yourself the Gift of Gab
Try these easy networking tips for shy people. Networking is high among conference attendees’ list of benefits. If your shyness might be preventing you from reaching out to fellow medical coders, pull yourself out of that corner and try these networking…
Continue reading...Apply Time Management Tips to Tick Passing the CPC Exam Off Your List
21. May 2010
Laureen’s tips will have turn that clock from foe into friend. We’ve all been there: the test, the paper, the ticking of that pesky clock. When it comes to the CPC exam, time management is of the utmost importance, because…
Continue reading...Headbands Up: Auditors Review Notes Based on Service Date Regs
13. May 2010
Just because Medicare cancelled out consult codes doesn’t mean that auditors won’t be looking at past consult claims. It’s your worst nightmare: Not only are you forced to recall poor fashion choices of the past, but you’re facing an audit.…
Continue reading...Ways to Ace the Lesion Destruction Questions on the CPC Exam
8. April 2010
We show you answer choices that you can quickly identify as ‘wrong, wrong, dead wrong‘. If studying for the lesion destruction questions on the Certified Professional Coder exam is well, destroying YOU, help is here! We’ve got ways to apply…
Continue reading...CPC Exam Study Tip: Maternity Care & Delivery Coding
25. March 2010
Think you know OB coding because you’ve done it before? Here’s one crucial difference between real life and the CPC exam. Warning: Your previous coding or billing experience can actually lead you astray on some CPC exam questions. So when…
Continue reading...Teleconferencing Etiquette for Medical Coders
18. March 2010
You may not notice these little habits that can trash your career. If you’re a medical coder who’s lucky enough to work from home, you may attend training sessions via teleconference. And, even if you work in an office you…
Continue reading...EM Coding Basics for the CPC Exam
10. March 2010
Here’s a nuts-and-bolts guide to the E/M section in your CPT maual. If you’re a lab, pathology, or radiology coder, the evaluation and management questions may have you re-evaluating whether you want to take the test in the first place.…
Continue reading...Radiology Review for CPC Exam: Body Planes, Views & Positions
10. March 2010
Image: Yassine Mrabet, Wikimedia Commons This handy glossary helps you ace terminology questions on the CPC exam. When coding diagnostic radiology, it’s very important to understand what position the patient…
Continue reading...CPC Exam Review: Digestive System Pathophysiology
4. March 2010
Take a few minutes to digest some digestive system ICD-9 coding tips. Today, we’re going to review some of the diseases and conditions that can crop up in questions about the digestive system on the CPC exam. Test Prep Tip:…
Continue reading...CPC Exam Review: Radiology Coding Questions
1. March 2010
Study and mark these key radiology guidelines in your CPT manual. I don’t know about you, but I absolutely dreaded the radiology questions on the Certified Professional Coder exam. And even though I passed the test, I’m certain I got…
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3. June 2010
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