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CCA Credential Should Top To-do List for New Coders
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Source: AHIMA Advantage
Publication Date: February 2002
Write your resume, peruse classified ads, do research on the Web, and get a job. These are common items on the "to-do" lists of anyone considering a new career in the coding field. This fall, professionals new to the coding field should add another item to their lists--getting AHIMA'....
Name Game: Updating Our Credential Titles
Author: Dixon-Lee, Claire
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: September 1999
In October, the 1999 AHIMA House of Delegates will consider a proposal to officially change the name of two AHIMA credentials. The proposal is the result of several years of analysis, member input, and review of more than 1000 potential certification titles, as well as the work of cons....
Development of Coding Certification for Physician Services
Author: Scichilone, Rita A
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: May 1998
New reimbursement methods, managed care, and the ominous specter of fraud and abuse caused by inappropriate coding have significantly affected information management and coding in physician office practices. It used to be commonplace for patients to file their own insurance claims. Now....
National Job Analysis of the Hospital-based Certified Coding Specialist
Author: Schraffenberger, Lou Ann
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: May 1998
This article describes a job analysis performed to serve as the basis for documenting the content validity of the hospital-based certified coding specialist (CCS) examination for AHIMA. The purpose of this study was to determine and comprehensively describe the job of the hospital-ba....
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