I've just finished my Medical Insurance Billing and Coding in a technical school in Georgia last 2007. I was afraid to take the certification exam thinking that it won't help me land a job. It's useless to pass the exam without an experience in most cases I've seen in advertisement on the internet. The irony is that the school I've attended to wasn't credited by the CAHIM or the AHIMA in which it is one of the requirements in taking the coder's certification exam or much so the RHIT. I hope you can share to me the list of accredited schools, whether it's online or not in GA. by the AHIMA or the CAHIM. Until now, I'm unemployed. I'm thinking of getting a job like the Medical Records Clerk while continuing my education online so that my earnings would go to my student loan. I really am having a hard time looking for a job who would let me work while studying online.
In addition to that, I would just like to ask if my subjects would be credited if in case I've planned to enroll thorugh online in the Medical Records Clerk(RHIT)program, since some of the subjects are related to each other...like the Medical Terminology, HIPAA, Human and Anatomy...
Thanks,
jubacs