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AAPC recently released its 2012 Health Care Salary Survey of healthcare billers, coders, practice managers, auditors and educators, and put the data in a five-year perspective of progress from 2008 to ...

A shortage of up to 50 percent has been forecasted for the medical coder workforce. Here are five things to know about the current compensation and workforce in the medical coding field. 1. In 2012, ...

After two years of following a doctor around the office as a medical assistant, Raina Diaz was ready for a change. “I wanted to be part of the back end of the medical field,” says Diaz, 47, of St.

The average salary of coders and other revenue cycle specialists is $46,847, slightly less than last year due to an influx of new hires, according to the AAPC’s annual healthcare salary survey. AAPC’s ...

Veronica Beagle is the managing editor for Education at Forbes Advisor. She completed her master’s in English at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. Before coming to Forbes Advisor she worked on ...

Don’t hire coders from hospitals or practices. “A coder with inpatient hospital certification can’t handle an ASC, says Eva-Marie Alexander, West Coast regional director for American Academy of ...

Ever wondered about the unsung heroes of the healthcare system? The ones who make sure your medical bills are accurate, your ...