BC Advantage - 2015 Issue 7
To Be Certified or Not to Be Certified, That is the Question!
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Article Overview
This article discusses how to evaluate professional certification opportunities in healthcare coding and auditing careers. It focuses on broad considerations such as career fit, employer recognition, maintenance requirements, training quality, and return on investment, and it references NAMAS, AAPC, and a salary survey as context for the discussion. The piece is aimed at coding and auditing professionals weighing whether certification aligns with their experience and long-term goals.
Why This Topic Matters
For coding and auditing professionals, certification decisions can affect credibility, job prospects, continuing education obligations, and career direction. This article helps readers think through those tradeoffs at a high level before investing time and money in additional credentials.
What You Will Learn
- How to think about the value of professional credentials in a healthcare career
- What broad factors to review before choosing a certification
- How certification may relate to medical auditing as a career path
- Why employer recognition and training quality matter when evaluating credentials
- How salary and career-growth information can inform certification decisions
Who Should Read This
- Medical coders
- Medical auditors
- Compliance professionals
- Healthcare billing professionals
- Coding educators and trainers
- Professionals considering certification
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