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Originally Posted by YorkieZoo  I mentioned in a couple of prior posts that I was the HR & Finance Director at my company before we were purchased and I was downsized.
I was at Indiana Heart Institute and we were purchased fully by St.Vincent on July 1. I was let go on August 11 due to job elimination (St.V's already had a full HR and Finance departments).
We did all of the IP medical coding for the CV service line for a couple of local hospitals.
AHIMA sets the GOLD standard when it comes to medical coding. There's also more money on the IP side than the OP side and you can always count on a pay bump once you get your CCS, but it is more difficult. If you get to the point that you are looking for an internship, let me know, I know of several coding companies that outsource code for a bunch of hospitals nationwide.
With the onset and continued growth of EMRs a medical coder, even on the IP side, should be able to completely work from home within the next year or two.
We used a married couple a lot when we had bubbles in the work and they contract to all the hospitals in town. They charge $45 each per hour for the coding work that they perform. Pretty nice salary when you consider it.
Best of luck to you, I like you, am also re-enrolled in school and start at Purdue in January. I am going pre-med, with the hope of gaining entrance to the School of Veterinary Medicine in a year and half or two. |
Thank you for the info and advice!
I figured that IP would pay more. I know you typically need more experience to do IP.
Part of what peaked my interest in coding are the options to work at hospitals, doctors, insurance and even to work from home.
I will keep that in mind about the internship, I really appreciate that!
I hope to get to work at several different hospitals when I have my clinical practices, to open more doors!
Congrats to you with starting pre-med at Purdue, that's fantastic!
You will be very busy!