How to Become a Certified Medical Coder?
Certified medical coders or medical coding specialists are part of the healthcare information technician
team and perform the important task of converting written text on medical reports into a series of
universally...
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How to Become a Certified Medical Coder?
Certified medical coders or medical coding specialists are part of the healthcare information technician
team and perform the important task of converting written text on medical reports into a series of
universally understandable and recognized numeric codes.
The emphasis is on the term “universally understandable and recognized.
” Because they use a universal
classification system to assign numeric codes to the diagnostic tests, treatments, and other clinical
procedures that are performed on patients, health insurance carriers are able to interpret the
documents medical coders prepare and disburse payments accordingly.
These documents are also important for doctors and other primary healthcare practitioners to
communicate with each other; understand the stage of treatment a patient is in; leave instructions for
support staff; and take necessary follow-up action.
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