Medical Coding Training and Education

Medical coding professionals enjoy a broad selection of job opportunities and options for professional growth. As AHIMA's Career Pathway for Clinical Coding Professionals shows, the coder has a multitude of opportunities based on skills, education, and interests. Coders may choose to receive an associate or bachelor's degree in health information management offered at over 200 colleges and universities across the country. Click here for a listing of accredited two and four year programs in your area.

Some educational institutions also offer a coding certificate program. The Council on Accreditation of the American Health Information Management Association, in seeking to approve quality coding instruction, has developed a process by which organizations involved with coding education can be peer reviewed against a minimum set of criteria for comprehensive medical coding training. This process allows academic institutions, healthcare organizations, private companies, etc. to be acknowledged as offering an AHIMA approved coding educational model. Please contact each Approved Coding Program directly for enrollment information. Call (312) 233-1129 for more information about the coding program approval process.

AHIMA has available a comprehensive Web-based medical coding program. Coding Basics teaches the fundamentals of medical record coding through interactive lessons. The program consists of 12 courses. It provides an entry level medical coding training and is a combination of online and textbook learning. Students have 15 weeks to complete each cluster, however one can enroll in more than one cluster and finish the program more quickly. Call (312) 233-1158 for more information about the program or go to http://campus.ahima.org/campus/course_info/CB/index.html

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