Thank you for interest in our coding program.  As you may be aware, the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) certifies those individuals who have acquired the necessary coding skills and successfully passed their coding examination.  As an LPN, RN, PA, or MD you have special abilities, experience, and knowledge that, when combined with coding, creates a very unusual combination of talent which increases your marketability.   If you find it appealing to increase your earning potential, broaden your skills for the employment marketplace, possibly work from home, or just step back from the day-to-day clinical aspects of being a licensed healthcare professional, contact us.  Without forfeiting all you have invested in your career, you can capitalize on your years of clinical knowledge. Adding a coding designation to your already impressive credentials may be the change you need to take your career to the next level.

Coupling the AAPC Certified Professional Coder (CPC) or Certified Professional Coder –Outpatient Hospital (CPC-H) with your current licensure, equips you with a unique combination of clinical knowledge and revenue/reimbursement savvy that is a rare commodity.

In the world of healthcare, as a licensed healthcare professional + a CPC or CPC-H you can offer unique insight into the critical factors that impact the revenue stream in the physician office or hospital setting.  Applying your combination of skills and insight to reimbursement or compliance-related issues allows you to partner with physicians, CFO/financial managers or attorneys as they face fiscal challenges.

• Focus on the critical problem areas impacting the revenue stream.
• Assess medical record documentation and conduct analyzes on payment reconciliation and revenue recovery issues.
• Audit and analyze documentation and coding practices to ensure compliance with regulations while maximizing reimbursement.
• Choose to work for carriers, providers, government contractors, CFOs, or attorneys conducting audits, analysis, case research, depositions, etc.
• Government payers are gearing up for RAC audits.  It will take an army of auditors to complete the task; a licensed healthcare professional with coding certification will be the preferred reviewer.
• HIM companies creating electronic data collection tools and EMR applications need persons with clinical knowledge who understand the billing process.
• ICD-10 implementation projected for 2010.
• Supervision of audit/analysis projects.

Hospital Compliance Auditors, Independent consulting, Independent contracting to government support/review contractors, Revenue Recovery Specialist, Clinical Documentation Specialists—the list goes on!

The bottom line is with coding certification your horizons are broadened immeasurably in the healthcare job marketplace.  If you like the challenge of learning something new, want to increase your income and  professional standing in the healthcare community then becoming an licensed healthcare professional with a CPC or CPC-H may be just the thing for you.

To view one of the work from home opportunities go to www.clinicalcodingsolutions.com