Medical Coding Career Guide
A Step by Step Guide for Starting Your Career as a Medical Coder
Introduction
Chapter One
What is Medical Coding?
HIPAA - Health Information Portability and Accounting Act
Where do medical coders work?
Job market
How much does a medical coder earn?
What is the difference between medical coding, billing and transcription?
Chapter Two
Advantages to medical coding
Disadvantages to medical coding
Chapter Three
Education and Medical Coding
BEWARE of scams
Chapter Four
Certification - The American Health Information Management Association
Certification - American Academy of Professional Coders
Preparing for Your Exam
Chapter Five
Finding An At-Home Medical Coding Job
Chapter Six
Starting Your Own Medical Coding Business
Chapter Seven
Conclusion and Resource List