Medical Coding/Billing training programs

[Madness]

Yes cash sis

[Subluna]

.. wow buti kapa may ganing cash. Worth it ba pag natapos ang course at na certify? Sis, yan na ba talaga ang career na tatahakin mo?

[Madness]

Pinaghandaan ko yung tuition fee sis. Gapang haha. Gusto ko na to maging career. Training pa lang din ako now.

[Subluna]

.. kainggit ka naman. Meron ba silang promises na may job agad after ng training at certification?

[cutemama]

HI ask ko lang. I dont know kung nasa tamang thread ako. Maganda ba sa EXL? "Nurse Associate" yung position. Kaso 21k lang ang package salary. With HMO din upto 3 dependents.
RN with 2 yrs clinical experience yung hanap nila, pero mas prefer nila ang USRN.
Then if local RN ka lang daw pwede ka nila sponsoran para maging USRN. Totoo kaya ito?  Pinag iisipan ko pa kasi kung tatanggapin ko kasi mas mataas yung salary ko as a govt employee kesa sa offer nila. Na tempt lang ako sa sponsorship nila to be a USRN. Tska nababagot na rin ako sa work ko. Hindi ako makaalis para mag ayos ng papers kasi nga 8-5 work ko. Im planning to work abroad kasi.

[julietm]

^Try mo applyan sis tapos tanungin mo lahat ng questions mo. Usually, kapag may nagsponsor ng kahit anong training, itatali ka nila for 2 years o kung ilang taong gusto nila.

[cgranad]

Hi!

Ask ko lang kung okay ba na magtraining ako sariling kong expense. Hopefully kung ma-certified possible kaya makakuha ako ng work na pwede work for home? Balak ko kasi i-part time and medical coding. Salamat

[Madness]

You mean, mag train ka on ur own? Sariling sikap? Actually mahirap sya sis. Havang tumatagal, pahirap na ng pahirap. Ang alam ko, pwede work from home sya kung nasa US ka or kung may direct client ka na makuha

[LadyBag]

^i see, thanks sis. actually i'm working na as a medical claims processor for almost 4yrs gusto ko lang sana kumuha ng certificate for added credentials. pro medyo mahal din pala noh. 

I checked the fb account of HCBI sis they provide guaranteed job opportunities daw sa mga students nila?

Hindi totoo yung guaranteed job sis. I passed the CPC exam last year, same school, pero ako pa rin ang naghirap makapasok sa job.

[LadyBag]

To all na gusto mag-CPC pero walang pambayad, here's my suggestion:
1. Buy CPT, HCPCS and ICD books.
2. Read the Carol Buck medical coding book - meron eBook nito na 2015 or 2016.
3. Watch the youtube videos of CPT blitz. I think 'missokieok yung name ng user.
4. Find sample mock exams for CPC certification.

Magbasa everyday.
Magsagot ng questions.
Isulat sa book lahat ng sinasabi sa videos. Ang tawag dun 'bubble'.

Ang medical coding kasi, medio pang-masipag na tao Kung tamad ka mag-aral, medio hindi para sayo yung career.

[Subluna]

..^ hi sis, so ano work mo ngayon? Mahirap ba talaga makahanap ng work after makapasa?

[LadyBag]

^Sis, mahirap maghanap kahit cpc kana pero wala med coding experience. Madali makahanap kung experienced coder and cerTified. (Feedback to ng mga kasama ko sa opisina). Kaya kung like mo yung career, expect na mahirap sa first two years, pero after nun, okay kana.

Hindi ako negative magisip, pero ganun kasi talaga, walang madali kapag starting palang.

Right now kasi icd10 ang ginagamit namin sa office, medical coder CDI yung tawag sa job ko.

[julietm]

Tsaka compared naman sa hospital jobs, mas madali pa rin makakuha ng medical coding job. Siguro grabe na yung isang taon na wala kang work as medical coder. Tsaka nasa pagpursige rin kase yan. Hindi naman porke sinabi sa school na tutulungan ka nila, eh aasa ka na dun. May mga kilala ako, wala pang results nagaapply na. Tapos nakapasok na agad nung nakuha yung results. May iba naman akong kilala na nagtatampo pa sa school kase hindi naman raw sila tinulungan magkawork. Hello? School kaya yun. Hindi naman agency. Bawal nga yun in the first place kase may conflict of interest. Pero may mga companies kase na lumalapit sa mga schools para manguha ng graduates. So basically referral lang sa companies yung magagawa nung school. Marketing strategy ng school yun pero hindi ibig sabihin guaranteed yung work after grumaduate. Yung ibang kilala ko, nasa UAE na at malaki ang sahod kahit hindi ganon kaextensive yung work experience. Mas ok na rin yun medical coding at least hindi ka makakakuha ng sakit sa hospitals or yung fear na mawala yung license mo dahil sa malpractice.

[joei16]

I’m planning to enroll in HCBI this January. Yung weekend class lang since I have a full time job.

My current job pays well naman but I’m taking this chance kasi baka sakaling nandito ang swerte ko  I’m thinking na baka ito ang magdala sakin abroad. Haha. If not, I can make this my sideline. I can apply for medical coding jobs online. At least may other source of income ako. I have a medical background by the way. 
Ang concern ko lang with this career is hindi kaya ma-“phase out” itong career na ito in the next couple of years? Pwede sya maging computerized na kasi…

[Madness]

The actual process of medical coding is computer per se. You choose a code for that particular surgery. You type it for input and then the necessary bayad for that particular process. But it's not as easy as just typing the number 12345 and then yun na. Kelangan mo rin basahin yung case. Then numbers can change to 123457 na pala. And then can change to 123458 na pala sa bandang huli. And those are all different processes hence different bayad.

I thought of that nung una rin kase. Baka hindi na lang input yung numbers then machines/computer na lang magdetermine. Kaso nagbabago-bago din talaga variables so kelangan ng analyzation and skills ng medical coder.

Tama nga, kelangan talaga masipag ka when you decide na magtake ng training. Sa mahal ng tuition, wala kang choice kundi magsipag hehe.

[Subluna]

.. ako din ganon, pinagiipunan ko itong certification na to. Im thinking of it as a big investment na sana yumabong.

Kaya importante ang mga shine-share ninyong ideas, feedbacks advices para nakatulong saming mga sasabak sa ganitong career. Keep it coming sissies.

@ladybag, sis, san ka nag wowork ngayon?

[julietm]

HCBI will be offering CIC come next year. Nasa 50k ata sweldo neto locally.

[AkosiBella]

I would just like to warn everyone here who's planning to apply and eventually work in UST Global. I saw in Jobstreet kasi that they are currently hiring (advance hiring) of 50 medical coders.

I have a friend na dating nagwork dun na nilay off (temporary lay off) ng UST Global. Sobra na daw kasi sila sa coders. Nilagay daw sila sa floating status. No work, No pay policy daw since hindi ka papasok. Babayaran lang nila yung mga dapat hulugan tulad ng SSS, HMO, etc. You need to wait for 3-6 months para mabigyan ka ulit ng trabaho. Yun ay kung makakahanap sila ng trabaho for you. 

Meron din daw silang mga hinire na hindi nila pinatuloy. Meron nga daw weeks na resigned tapos days before ng supposedly start date, biglang pinagtatawag sila tapos pinaparetract yung resignation. Isipin niyo yung isa, Friday lang tinawagan para iparetract yung resignation tapos sa coming Monday na dapat start ng work. Mga nakapirma na ng contrata yung mga yun. Reason daw kung bakit di papatuloy is sobra na daw sila ng coders.

Malaki daw offer talaga sa UST Global. As in kaya daw mag offer ng 40k above. I don't know lang kung ganun pa rin offer ngayon. Nakakasilaw pa nga yung term ng friend ko. Kaya think more than twice if you're willing to take the risk. Yung friend ko less than 3 months ang itinagal sa company na yan dahil nga sa nalay off siya.

[julietm]

CIC is harder than CPC so ideally yung mga mageenroll dapat may experience na sa coding and they should be CPC. I don't know but Sutherland was offering signing bonus more than 50k for inpatient coders so that should mean something right? and konti pa lang mga inpatient coders dito. Anyway. Crossing fingers na sana matanggap ako dun sa inapplyan namin na homebased coding.

[AkosiBella]

I don't know but Sutherland was offering signing bonus more than 50k for inpatient coders so that should mean something right?

Dati may signing bonus nung nag uumpisa pa lang sila. Panahon na nag ppirate sila ng coders. Now, sa pagkakaalam ko, medyo bumaba ang offer. Nung nag apply ako last year wala na ring signing bonus nun. Mahirap talaga makakuha ng 50k unless grabe na siguro yung experience mo as a coder.

and konti pa lang mga inpatient coders dito.

hindi din naman ganun kadami ang inpatient accounts dito. Karamihan ay Risk Adjustment accounts at OP. Although plus points pa rin pag may additional credentials especially kung mag aabroad. Pero ako, CCS na lang kukunin ko instead of CIC. Mas recognized kasi yun.

Crossing fingers na sana matanggap ako dun sa inapplyan namin na homebased coding.

Acusis ba yan? Haha!