Certified Medical Auditors utilize their knowledge of medical coding and documentation guidelines to improve the revenue cycle of medical practices. A medical auditing career includes working with medical records technology and health services administration, applying your medical coding skills in a new realm. Read on to learn more about what CPMAs are, the career opportunities…
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Medical Coding: Board Certification or Degree? I’ve been getting a lot of calls and emails lately from different coders that are already in the industry. They’re already coding, they’ve already come to the Medical Coding Academy and obtained their CPC through AAPC (or CCA from AHIMA) and now they’re calling me with regrets. It often…
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If you’re new to us, you may be wondering if the medical courses we offer (like the three-day course) are geared toward someone who has zero prior knowledge or even no background in medical coding. It’s a common question that we receive; read on to discover the answer. How We Designed the 3-Day Course It…
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Struggle No More: Avoiding Wasted Investments In Medical Coding Time and time again, students text, email or tell me about frustrations they experience with medical coding instruction. They spend thousands of dollars with different instructors or companies and are ultimately frustrated with their investment. The struggle is real. Fortunately, there are ways to avoid wasted…
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You’d be surprised how many people outside of the world of medical coding aren’t aware of all the different types of medical coding certifications that can be obtained. Contrary to popular belief, it’s not just medical coding and medical billing. There are options for every specialty and role within medical coding. Let’s go over five…
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Tips for Nurses Making the Transition to Medical Coding Nurses choose to leave the hands-on responsibilities of their profession for a variety of reasons. Some are burned out. Others deal with lots of anxiety and stress. Whatever the reason, more and more nurses are turning to another role within the healthcare industry: medical coding. In…
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3 Tips for Your Medical Coding Interview Many medical coding educational institutions only focus on education. Not tips focused on passing the exam. Not landing a medical coding job after you get your certification. Just education! At Medical Coding Academy, things are a little different. We’re invested in each of our students and want each…
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Medical Coding Lessons Learned From The Pandemic By now, we can hopefully put COVID-19 in the rear-view mirror. Or, at least life is starting to look a little more normal again. Now that we can look back, what have we learned? Well, a lot, but for the purposes of this blog, we’re going to stick…
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5 Ways to Tell If A Medical Coding Company Is Legit or Not As Medical Coding Academy continues to innovate and revolutionize the medical coding education industry, more and more shady or illegitimate companies are popping up to take advantage of this trend. It makes sense in a way, as our students have an extremely…
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Our 3-Day Medical Coding and Exam Prep Course Is Back! Your wish is our command! Mrs. Ortega brings back her three-day course, but this time on STEROIDS and HOTTER than ever! Three-Day Medical Coding Course Preview You do not want to miss this SHOWSTOPPER of an event! Check out the details in this two-minute promo video!…
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