I'm so happy I found your videos! I have been researching for months on how to make the switch from LPN to coding and only found a 4,000$ program offered at my local college. I thought that was my only option until I found your channel! I was wondering if you had availability for the next group training? I'm definitely interested!!
Hi DeAna! Thanks for watching and commenting!! I don't recommend you think about coding until you completely understand anatomy & physiology, pathophysiology or med/surg, and pharmacology.
Hello Eric. Thanks for watching my video! Honestly, I only know one nurse who has their RHIT. If you are already a nurse, an RHIA/RHIT is not necessary. Are you asking for yourself? Are you a nurse? If so, are you an LPN or RN? What is your end goal? If I have that info, I can give you my opinion on the best and quickest route to get there.
@@thecodingnurse I am currently a LPN been one since 2012. It's hard to say what my end goal is but I have thought about getting started in CDI, Utilization Review, Coding, and more. I have thought about getting my RN but around here schooling is very much geared for young people who don't have families or have gotten very far in life. I have likes in science and medicine, obviously, and like the informatics side of things.
@@ericglover5341 The three big areas of opportunity are auditing, clinical documentation and data analytics. The amount of money also increases from auditing to clinical documentation and to data analytics. All of these positions will require you to have a coding certification like the CCS through AHIMA. If you want to go the data analytics route, get a CCS coding certification from AHIMA and find a remote job working part-time from home. While you are working part-time, take a SQL class on udemy.com. I'm currently taking a SQL class on that platform. SQL is a query language used to communicate with and manipulate data in a database. Once you find the data you need, it can be exported to Excel or some other business intelligence tool to create reports. Those jobs go from $75K up to $100+K with experience. Since it is tech based, they only require a certification and experience for the most part. A few places will require a degree, but it's not a deal breaker. This is getting kind of long, so email me at thecodingnurse(at)gmail.com and I can continue the conversation.
Hello my name is Keyonna I am currently an LPN for 8 years and I was searching RU-vid and came across your videos. Thank you for making those videos they are very encouraging . My question is how do I get started into the coding world? I want to know which certification I should try to get first and how many do I need I want to do the clinical documentation improvement/specialist. I went to aapc and ahima website. If you could direct me I would greatly appreciate it . Thank you and have a amazing day!
Keyonna L Hawkins Thank you so much for watching my video!! The first step into coding is to learn ICD-10-CM. That is the code set for all diseases. To get into clinical documentation, you would only need one certification to be eligible to sit for the CDIP exam. Actually, I’m going to start a test group of about 6-10 nurses that want to learn ICD-10-CM. I have developed my own curriculum and want to test it out. The training will be live classes via a web platform. If you have additional questions, email me at thecodingnurse(at)gmail.com
@@thecodingnurse May I email you with a question? It's regarding the book you mentioned NOT to get for CDIP exam prep and which books you would recommend specifically. I did a google search and it keeps pulling up the AHIMA exam prep book. And I believe this might be the one you said would not be helpful. Thanks!
