[nabop] New to list; medical coding question

Tue Aug 13 17:57:38 UTC 2013

Well at the time I only used Zoomtext, I had the NY State Commission for the Blind come in and do an evaluation of the place I was working and they implemented Zoomtext for me.
So I would see once you get an interview, if they ask you how you would do you job, just let them know you have the software to use, and you can ask the IT department of the employer if they could install it for you or whatever else you particularly use, let them know you have the equipment that you would need to do the job, and that you can also get an evaluation from your jobs services for the blind in your state to come in and help as well.

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> From: themusicsuite at verizon.net
> To: nabop at nfbnet.org
> Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2013 13:44:14 -0400
> Subject: Re: [nabop] New to list; medical coding question
> 
> Cheryl,
> 
> Thanks for your informative and helpful reply. What types of adaptive 
> technology did you use when you were coding? I am a very experienced Braille 
> user and would say I am middle-of-the-road with JAWS. In the non-tech 
> aspects, I am good with numbers and also with typing/writing. I realize it 
> is a lot of work and not easy to get started--but then again, nothing is! 
> (I've worked for almost 20 years as a concert pianist/music teacher, grew up 
> on and managed a small dairy farm, so hard work is no stranger to me!)
> 
> Are you currently coding or have you left the profession? If you are no 
> longer practicing coding, how long did you work at it, and what was your 
> reason for leaving?
> 
> Again, thanks so much for your response.
> 
> Sincerely,
> 
> Stephanie Pieck
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "cheryl echevarria" <cherylandmaxx at hotmail.com>
> To: "nfb office professionals" <nabop at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 13, 2013 11:32 AM
> Subject: Re: [nabop] New to list; medical coding question
> 
> 
> > Yes I have and it is not an easy job to get into.
> > You cannot learn on the job, you have to go to school for it. I am 
> > actually the first blind person here on Long Island, to graduate the 
> > Medical Billing/Coding classes. I went to an actual class and not the 
> > online ones, I highly recommend you do not go to the online schools for 
> > this important courses, and do not go to the ones that say you can get a 
> > job in 3 months, You will not learn enough at all.
> > Medical billing is all about learning how to bill the insurance companies 
> > for patients either at a doctors office or a lab, etc.
> > Coding is only done at a hospital.
> > At lot more work at coding and if you can get it, it is a very labor 
> > intense job.
> > At the hospital the only thing that actually belongs to the hospital is 
> > the hospital itself.
> > You have to charge the patient everything from there care to the beds, 
> > linens, medical equipment, food, all of this is billed out to the vendors 
> > that the hospital offers.
> > You need to learn the codes and what they are. You have to use that 
> > hospitals computer program, most of them know are internet based and are 
> > for the most part accessible.
> > But a lot of work, you have to also scan a lot of paperwork into the 
> > computer as well, the forms are sometimes not in the computer and you have 
> > to work with files, and paper.
> > I worked for a Medical Laboratory, place where people went to get there 
> > blood tested, I had to contact the doctors offices a lot of times, because 
> > the insurance would send us back the paperwork saying that they didn't 
> > have the doctors ID number, or the correct spelling of the patients name 
> > or date of birth etc. You do not contact the patient on it.
> > Also have to contact the insurance companies as to why they haven't paid 
> > out yet. That is what I mostly did, the more money you bring in from the 
> > insurance companies for the labs or the doctors the happier they will be, 
> > with all the cuts and changes in insurance it is harder to get the 
> > insurance companies to pay the doctors.
> > Hope this helps.
> >
> >
> > Disabled Entrepreneur of the Year 2012 of NY StateLeading the Way in 
> > Independent Travel!
> > Cheryl Echevarria, 
> > Ownerhttp://www.echevarriatravel.com631-456-5394reservations@echevarriatravel.comhttp://www.echevarriatravel.wordpress.com
> > Affiliated as an independent contractor with Montrose TravelCST - 
> > #1018299-10 FL CST T156780Your old car keys can be the keys to literacy 
> > for a blind child.  Donate your unwanted vehicle to us by clicking 
> > https://nfb.org/vehicledonations or call 855-659-9314.Echevarria Travel 
> > has partnered with Braille Smith. http://www.braillesmith.com for all her 
> > braille needs.Gail Smith is the Secretary of the NFB of Alabama
> >
> >> From: themusicsuite at verizon.net
> >> To: nabop at nfbnet.org
> >> Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2013 09:49:43 -0400
> >> Subject: [nabop] New to list; medical coding question
> >>
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> I am a new list member from upstate NY. I am considering a career change 
> >> and would like to go into hospital-based medical coding. Has anyone done 
> >> this already? If so, I'd love to know how some of the tech aspects of the 
> >> training/employment were handled. (I am not particularly strong in tech, 
> >> but I probably make up for it in determination--some people call it 
> >> stubbornness!)
> >>
> >> Thanks for any tips.
> >>
> >> Sincerely,
> >>
> >> Stephanie Pieck
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