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Dewey Decimal Number: 616.00148 EAN: 9781877810176 ISBN: 1877810177 Label: Rayve Productions Inc Manufacturer: Rayve Productions Inc Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 267 Publication Date: 1998-10 Publisher: Rayve Productions Inc Studio: Rayve Productions Inc Related Items:
Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Product Description: The comprehensive guidebook for career success as a medical coder. How to start and successfully run your own professional independent medical coding business. Types of services to offer. Marketing tips. Medical transcriptionists as coders. Numerous topics and resource lists. Covers skills vital to success; education; certification; coding systems; home office set-up; pricing; business operations; ethics; risk management; finances; taxes; contracts; Internet; confidentiality; alternate careers for medical coding specialists; and much more. If you're looking for a solid new career, consider medical coding -- one of the hottest professional opportunities today! Currently, there is a shortage of qualified medical coders in health care, and as managed care increases, more coders will be needed. Here's everything you need to know to be on the forefront of this exciting new industry. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - An absolute "must-have" for anyone considering the benefits of a medical coding career.Co-authors Donna Avila-Weil, RHIT and Rhonda Regan, CCS, CCS-P combine their expertise in the updated second edition of Independent Medical Coding: The Comprehensive Guidebook for Career Success as a Medical Coder. Independent Medical Coding is an in-depth guide to pursuing medical coding as a career - an excellent opportunity, given that demand for skilled medical coders currently outstrips supply. Chapters cover how to gain the necessary education, as well as cultivating the needed interpersonal ... Read More Rating:  - Not a bad starting point, but not an all-purpose go-to resource.Donna Avila-Weil, Independent Medical Coding (Rayve Productions, 1999) Looking for information on being a medical coder? This could be an interesting start, but it likely won't complete your education. Independent Medical Coding spends its first third or so going over some general concepts you'll need to know in coding, though the key word here is "general"; you'll end up using this as a jumping-off point to find more detailed books about the ins and outs of coding. ... Read More Rating:  - Title is misleading - and other reviews are woefully badThe word "comprehensive" in the title is the objectionable term here since this book is essentially a series of short, insufficient passages. There is nothing here that couldn't be found for free on the internet or with a little bit of work reviewing *any* basic "starting your own business books." I'll be returning this book. Ironically, I'm out the return postage cost, but since the book is really only a handbook and uses a big font, the cost probably won't be much to ship such a small ... Read More Rating: - Independent Medical CodingThis book is really a great resource. I have devoured it. There is so much useful information in it and it is the first book I have found on this subject that goes into all it would take to make this a great career move. I was looking for a great home business and I think this book will be a great help. I wish I had found it sooner. Good job for the authors. Rating:  - An excellent resource for coding professionalsI was very pleased to find this book on Independent Medical Coding. I had been considering just such a career, but didn't know where to begin. This book was exactly what I needed. It gives the experienced coder an alternative career path into entrepeneurship without doing "billing". This book provided me the first stepping stone in what is soon to be my new career. I would like to see the authors do an even more in-depth book, providing even more information about this field. Because books of ... Read More 
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