(Western Kentucky University Website "Clinical Coding Specialist," 2003, NP)
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Western Kentucky University Website "Clinical Coding Specialist," 2003, NP)
According to an interview I conducted with a CCS, the traditional route to becoming a CCS has been to learn the systems on the job, especially with regard to institution specific computer coding systems, with minimal additional facility sponsored continuing education credit hours per year, yet as the job becomes increasingly important, with regard to accountancy and cost containment in medical care more and more institutions are requiring certification and therefore prior education with regard to clinical coding. The professional noted that when she began her job 15 years prior it was not unusual to hire people with minimal business and some medical experience in a clinical setting yet now more and more institutions including her own are seeking candidates with prior coding...
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