Tales of a Coder Part IV: The Iconic CPT Book
As I reported in the last installment, my first box of materials arrived from Allied Schools and I began my lessons in Medical Terminology. I have moved through the first three sections of five total, but have not made nearly the progress that I had ...
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Tales of a Coder Part III: School Begins
By: Mary Pat Whaley, FACMPE
Mary Pat: If you remember, my friend Bob decided he wanted to become a medical coder and asked for help. He chose Allied Schools because he felt he made a connection with the people at Allied and they also offered an ...
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Part ll: Tales of a Coder
By: Mary Pat Whaley, FACMPE Mary Pat: Part I of this story introduced my friend Bob, who wants to be a coder and is letting me tag along as he explores coding education and starts the journey to become trained and employed in coding. While Bob has...
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Tales of a Coder Part I: Choosing the Right Medical Coding Training Program
My friend Bob approached me with an idea recently. He has decided that he wants to become a medical coder. When he first told me he was interested in exploring coding as a career, I didn't really think he knew what he was talking about. As Bob itemiz...
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Patient Collections Basics Part 2: Develop Your Financial Policy
In Part 1 of this series we explored your payers. Now that you know your payers, it's time to develop your financial policy to address how each payer/plan will be managed in your practice. This is your foundational document for everything that happ...
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