KEY FACTS ON MEDICAL CODING CAREER
What is required to become a coder? The basic requirement for a medical coder is a good understanding of Human anatomy, Medical terminology and medical abbreviations.
Eligibility for Medical coding: Physiotherapist, Nursing, Pharmacy, Bio-chem, Bio-tech, Micro-bio, Botany, Zoology, Nutrition & Dietitian, Medical transcriptionist, Ayurvedic, BDS, BSc, MSc, Degree or Diploma in life science graduates, final year students etc.,
Medical coding companies: Medical coding companies are located in all major cities in India and worldwide. In India to name few cities like Chennai, Coimbatore, Trichy, Villupuram, Salem, Vellore, Bangalore, Mysore, Hyderabad, Noida, Mumbai, Pune and Trivandrum and many other major cities.
Work environment: All the MNC(Multi National Companies) jobs are white collar jobs with a good professional environment where everyone gets equal opportunities to sow their talents to develop their skills and knowledge.
Future and career growth in Medical Coding: Many companies have been successfully doing well more than 2 decades as well as many companies are emerging in all metropolitan cities of India. Medical coder demand is always there because of many emerging companies as well as established companies keep hiring candidates for their new projects.
Career growth is too good starting from Coder to Senior Coder, Group co-ordinator, Team Leader, Assistant Manager, Manager and Director positions are given based on individual performance and knowledge.
Abroad opportunities : There is huge potential market for medical coders in Dubai, UAE, US with excellent salary packages.
Business Opportunities: Experienced coders can start their own company, if they are able to manage and get some clients from USA. It would be really good for any startup companies. In India itself few chances are there to get some third party work and home based working.