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QueenAlicia:
I don't necessarily think it was crushing a persons dreams but giving them a reality check.  Why do you think people want experience?  For that very reason because this is the providers livelihood. I still consider myself a newbie and I see how providers act when it comes to getting paid so I see why the want experience.  I try to tell people who call to try and look at other positions in the clinic that deal with ICD/CPT codes so that they can learn the trade and gain the oh so dreaded word aka experience.  It is hard but anything is possible it just won't be with my business lol.

ruthie72:
Alicia,
I was not referring to what you said...you have always been very helpful..and I do know that experience is very important. It is just hard when noone will give you a chance to get that experience..its frustrating...Anyway...i am sure it will happen when the time is right.

PMRNC:

--- Quote ---WOW...talk about crushing a person's dreams..I went to school and I worked very hard to learn this trade, and it is so difficult, yes to break into the field with no experience..which is really awful when you know you are smart and can do this job..I have been trying for over a year...I am not giving up either. So yes, maybe people do have high expectations when they put their money and effort into learning a new field....You really cannot blame them. SO ALL YOU NEWBIES out there. WORK your butt's off and keep on GOING. IT will pay off soon!
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Most people who do come out of school after taking these classes do have genuinely false expectations of what to expect. Your determination and dedication to continuing is not the norm.  Most do give up, the fact is that in order to break in with no experience, it sometimes means having to prove yourself, take lower paying positions or work in other areas.  I would rather be honest with the newbies coming into this than to be one of the various vendors and biz op owners out there who will tell you whatever you want to hear to get you to buy. I have been in the business long enough to see it how it works. I don't mean to offend, I'm very honest because I do not like to see anyone taken advantage of.  I admire anyone who can rise above these obstacles, those are the few who do survive, go on, and are successful.

billingandscanning:
I think that it is said that schools give people the false hope that they will graduate from school (Medical Billing) and tell them that they can make $40,000 per year upon graduation. I worked for this doctor's office and we had an opportunity to help one person complete their intership. We had several students come in and we asked them some basic questions about billing, what is an HMO, PPO? When would you use a 25 modifier? What would you do if a claim denied because Insurance coverage canceled before date of service? These students who were near the end of the course for their certification on Medical Billing could not answer these questions. This is sad that these students are paying all this money and not getting a feel for what the job requires or what they would need to do in some basic situations. This school did not even have them do situation calls to the insurance company to check eligibility. These students did not even know how to check eligibility.

I feel that the schools that do teach students Medical Billing need to go in more detail and give the students scenarios that would happen on the job and what it would require to get those problems resolved.

I would just like to wish all those that are recent graduates the best of luck. I have over 15 years experience and I think that these schools need to reconstruct their programs to what it really takes to get the job done. I feel that these schools need to give students a reality check on the $ amount that they will make without the experience.

DMK:
And I apologize for seeming to "crush someone's dreams".  Not my intention.  It is a reality check that MANY people need.  Old and young.  I'm not bashing the young people.  I was there myself and went to a trade school and was made promises that were NEVER going to happen.  I would have rather been told the truth so I could have made better choices.  I still went out and took a lower paying job than I thought I should have had to take (because I thought I knew the job), with my training, and WORKED MY FANNY OFF.

My point is, that just because you have a degree or certificate or diploma it doesn't mean that you KNOW the industry you're trying to work in.  You try to get your foot in the door (understanding that employers don't know if you'll even show up for work, much less be able to do the job) and you PROVE yourself.  And you should assume that you will HAVE to prove yourself.  I'm not talking about "Horrible Bosses" prove yourself and be someone's dog, but you have to earn your employer's  and co-worker's respect for your work ethic and abilities.

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