Is medical records and billing a good career path to try?
Asked by Mamaof4
I'm a high school graduate with no college education. My thirteen year career is basically in Administrative support and Customer Service. I'm considering a new career path in Medical records and billing. Does anyone have any idea if these courses are offered online by reputable schools and what sort of pay you can expect within the first year after graduating? Also, what is the demand for these sort of grads?

Best Answer:
There is always a demand in the medical field. There are many online schools. I went with www.meditec.com and am very happy w/ the program. Pay depends on a lot of things... just starting out in a doctors office w/o any certification could be anywhere from $12-$15 an hour. However, with some experience, say a year, and a certification, the pay goes up quite a bit to more around $18 to $20 an hour. Have you considered also training for MT? Then you could work at home, many jobs available. Also, you could offer services for MT, coding, and billing. You use the transcribed report to code from and then that report to bill from :). It all goes hand in hand. I think your career in admin support would definitely give you the background to succeed w/ billing and coding. Coding and billing are not difficult. They are very procedural.

From Customer Service you can go lots of places. The job you speak of, dead end...but with great benefits, do it p/time if you can. Good luck.
Answered by Desdamona