Practicode, Internships and Removing the ‘A’ Day after day, especially on medical coding forums, we keep seeing that more and more people are constantly asking if practicode is real-world experience. Before you know it, they find themselves thinking it must be since everyone else is doing it, but it isn’t. The crazy thing is every now and…
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Medical Coding vs. Medical Billing: What’s the Difference? Should I do coding or billing? It’s a common question we receive. Well how about this? I’m gonna run you through both jobs and that way you can decide what’s BEST for you. There’s nothing more reassuring than you all coming to your own conclusions. The Differences…
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‘Is This School AAPC Accredited?’ For all the people who keep asking if a school is AAPC accredited, brace yourselves and listen up! The AAPC is not an accrediting agency. Let’s dive deeper. Is Accreditation Important? Accreditation is the process by which a governing agency (typically known as CAHIM) ensures a college or university’s instruction…
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10 Reasons Why MCA Is the Best Medical Coding School Wasting time and sanity worrying about which medical coding school to take? How do you know which is right for you? How do you know who is telling the truth? Never fear, we’re here to help you out. Medical Coding Academy Online is the best…
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Medical Coding For Nurses A lot of nurses for one reason or another have to eventually leave the “hands-on” patient care side of medicine. This happens because running themselves into the ground taking care of patient’s long term sometimes leaves a nurse with a lot of unexpected and unforeseen anxiety. The shifts they work can impose a…
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Should a School Teach From AAPC Curriculum? A question we receive frequently has to deal with teaching the American Association of Professional Coders (AAPC) curriculum. After all, since we’ve recently discovered that the AAPC doesn’t have the power to accredit medical coding schools or programs and there aren’t many benefits to partnering with them. Why…
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What Does It Mean To Partner With the AAPC? When a medical coding school chooses to partner with the American Association of Professional Coders (AAPC), they’re not just buying the rights to teach from that curriculum. They’re also buying their place on the AAPC website as an “AAPC curriculum-teaching school.” Why are we bringing this…
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4 Benefits of Joining a Medical Coding Forum Technological trends come and go, but if there’s one thing that will always remain the same, it’s our desire for community. Humans were never designed to be alone, which is why groups, forums and other forms of “online gathering places” are so popular these days. This applies…
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Should a Coding School Be Licensed or Accredited? Licenses and accreditations are important. They help establish credibility with an organization (or individual) and serve as proof that the company or person has achieved mastery of a certain skill set or subject. So it makes sense that the medical coding school you choose should be accredited…
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3 Things to Consider Before Selecting a Medical Coding School Your first house. A new car. Education for your new career. There are certain important decisions in life that you shouldn’t just rush into. Selecting a medical coding school is one of them. If you’re considering a profession in medical coding or billing, here are…
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