5 Medical Coding Videos You Need to Check Out What’s the most popular search engine in the world? Google, of course. After that, it’s YouTube, which may surprise you. Videos are more popular than ever—which makes sense, considering there are almost 4 billion smartphone users worldwide. Medical coding students (and prospective students) are just as…
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How To Tell If a Medical Coding Program Is Worth It or Not When we buy something, we want to make sure we’re getting our money’s worth. This is why we’re frustrated when a burger we pay $10 for is the size of something that a child might enjoy. The same goes for medical coding…
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If you’ve read part one and part two of this blog series, you’ll have a good idea of what medical coding is and why it’s so important. Now let’s cover the difference between a medical coder and biller in this third (and final) part of the series. Medical Coding vs. Billing There is a monumental…
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As we mentioned in part one of this blog series, your number one job as a medical coder is to make sure you get your doctor paid for the services he or she provided. During this post, we’ll cover your number two job. The Priorities of Medical Coding The average coder believes that their biggest…
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Sometimes, you have to go back to the basics. “What is medical coding?” may seem like an obvious question, but it’s one we haven’t covered yet on our blog. Before we get into that, however, it all starts with the three books. The Three Books of Medical Coding For the purposes of this blog, we’ll…
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Medical Coding Academy: What Sets Us Apart All of us have options these days. Whether it’s a cup of coffee, a smartphone, a car or a house, there are plenty of choices available. The same even applies to education. But just because there are options doesn’t mean they are all the same. This is especially…
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I think we can all agree that we’re happy about the fact that 2020 is in the rear-view mirror. If you’re looking and hoping for a better year in 2021, it’s a good idea to start things off on the right foot by developing healthy habits. Instead of traditional weight loss or financial wellness goals,…
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This has been an interesting year, for sure. But despite all of our struggles, we’re here to help your medical coding and billing dreams come true in 2021. We want to wish all of our medical coding students a Happy New Year! We hope 2021 is your best year yet. If you weren’t able to…
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Merry Christmas from Medical Coding Academy! Well, 2020 has been an interesting year, to say the least. But we’re still in this together and we’re grateful for all of the holidays we can still enjoy with our family and friends. We want to wish all of our medical coding students a Merry Christmas and a…
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At Medical Coding Academy, we’re all about preparing our students for passing their certification exams on the first try. But we don’t stop there. We want to ensure you’re in as good of a position as possible for your dream job so you can launch your medical coding career. Whether you’ve recently passed your certification…
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