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CODER'S
SPOTLIGHT
and Certified Professional Coders in the
institution, they offered the opportunity
to sponsor a broad range of staff training
through Healthcare Associate’s.
We were engaged in a an intensive course
that had the class delving into the world
of coding guidelines, evaluation and
management, medical terminology, anatomy
and physiology and claims processing.
Through advancement,a number of persons
went on to the Advanced course with the aim
of successfully attaining their CPC. We
called ourselves Unit 21.
MS. TASHA COOPER
CPC A significant amount of time and resources
have been invested in Unit 21 by the Public
Each month we interview a Hospitals Authority and with the inevitable
Professional Coder and tell their implementation of ICD 10 data entry
story to becoming a professional software and the EHR (electronic health
coder. This month we had the record) the path for career advancement in
opportunity to meet Miss Tasha this field is broadening. I whole-heartily
Cooper from the Public Hospital encourage persons who are willing to devote
Authority. Here's her story... the time and focus needed to train and
prepare for this role to go ahead and
“Never give up on a dream just attain your certification, from there you
because of the time it takes to can conduct your job search with the aim of
accomplish it. The time will pass gaining a position in healthcare.
away.” Earl Nightingale
I have worked in the Princess Don’t let failure or the fear of failing
Margaret Hospital as a Unit Clerk deter you from trying. Each failure brings
for over a decade. When the Public you closer to success if you are determined
Hospital’s Authority saw the need to learn from it.
for more trained
