Practicode & Internships - The TRUTH

[@MedicalCodingAcademy]

Heres HOW and WHY you don't need an Internship or Practicode. kzbin.info/www/bejne/b6fIhJaChcSYlZY See how all the students are doing with-the online course by joining the Private Coding Forum. Click to join: facebook.com/groups/medicalcodingacademy

[@Sheisme]

Listen to this little lady she is so wise, met her 5 years ago and my life changed for the better! Love you Ms. O!!!!

[@MedicalCodingAcademy]

Tiffany where have you been?!!!! I miss you little one!!! God bless you for your testimony here!!!

[@kimberlyklatt1046]

That took a lot of guts. Mrs. Ortega's course includes 350 cases to code at NO extra charge. During an interview, I would talk about my very comprehensive education which included 350 cases to code ranging from xxx to xxx. The benefit of this exposed any area of weakness for further review. I was then confident in my understanding of xxx. For example...blah, blah, blah. Honesty is always the best policy!

[@MedicalCodingAcademy]

Such great points Kimberly!

[@rebelandboltman]

Thank you! This has been the most eye-opening video I have ever watched. I am now officially kicking myself having not found this video sooner.

[@MedicalCodingAcademy]

Poured my heart out in it ...my purpose in life..to fight and defend learners so that they may have the very best careers possible. Thank you so much love! Be sure and join my facebook Go to Coders page..id love to see you there! facebook.com/groups/medicalcodingacademy

[@Soul0329]

I’m currently stuck in this very situation!! Argh!! I just want a coding job! I love coding but am not having any luck even getting an interview. 😔

[@MedicalCodingAcademy]

Lori..you should not be going through this hard time at all. You worked way too hard and deserve way better. Your school didnt give you enough guidance so none of this is your fault whatsoever. Please watch this video kzbin.info/www/bejne/gKC1Y5qGhture5Y and if you need me for any more coaching or guidance you can get me directly on the gotocoders forum! Rooting for you love!

[@marys7744]

Same here.

[@lenak1438]

You did an amazing job with this video. So accurate may I add. I'm going through this right now. It's absolutely utterly frustrating.

[@MedicalCodingAcademy]

Thank you love..wish more people had the guts to speak the truth on it!! You rock!!!

[@FlamingoKicker]

The thing I hate about Practicode is I have to catch their proofreading errors. I started keeping a notebook of them but I couldn't really send them to anybody or nobody cared. Typos drive me crazy.

[@MedicalCodingAcademy]

What's unfortunate is that nobody cared to fix them. I can understand if there are errors, not even the editors can catch everything but when it gets called to your attention, most definitely fix it!

[@kristinewhite3156]

This information is Gold!! Thank you Mrs. Ortega.

[@MedicalCodingAcademy]

You are the gold sweetheart..so glad it cleared everything up!!

[@CindyIsabelita]

Thank you for this info, Mrs. Ortega. God bless you! 💕

[@MedicalCodingAcademy]

God bless you beautiful child of God!

[@sinamason2294]

Oh shoot Mrs Ortega what you said at 20:04 - 20:32 was what exactly what I was thinking throughout the whole video. You literally said out loud what thousands of frustrated students are complaining about when they get stuck doing practicode!!!! Thank you for doing something about this!

[@MedicalCodingAcademy]

From all the comments that thousands of frustrated people are making about it, I believe they're gonna feel so justified when they see it. This video will be sure to reach people in time before its too late!

[@chosen22]

Mrs Ortega! You definitely stopped me in my tracks from wanting get my "A" removed before taking the exam. Please listen to everything this woman says! And you haven't signed up for her course please do! I am student and there's is noone as real and Knowledgeable like her in the industry! -LeeLee

[@MedicalCodingAcademy]

I knew you would love this one!!

[@sinamason2294]

Shes seriously the most trustworthy industry expert I've ever seen

[@MedicalCodingAcademy]

I'm honored for all your support and feedback.thank you sweet girl!

[@purplelover9633]

I have a CBCS with the National Healthcareer Association and I’m having a hard time finding a job. I wondering if I should join the AAPC for practicode but may have to take their CPC test to gain CPC-A certification. I’m so frustrated 😔

[@MedicalCodingAcademy]

HI doll. The CPC is known as the golden standard credential for professional medical coding. Knowing you are this frustrated, I am all the more reason to all but beg you to highly consider our very affordable program at Medicalcodingacademy.org. Check out the 600 plus reviews on google, facebook, youtube and even the BBB.org In the meantime, I invite you to come check us out on the Facebook "Go To Codders" forum. it will give you an opportunity to network and check with current students. Just click the link and I'll see you there!

[@janschild]

I almost bought Practicode and now I'm so glad I didn't. I just would have been frustrated with a lot less money.

[@MedicalCodingAcademy]

Wise move here my dear..instead learn how to get the employers to bring you in for the interview and learn how to get hired without experience..way to go!!! kzbin.info/www/bejne/gKC1Y5qGhture5Y

[@denielf.7169]

I'm going to take your advice. I just got my cpc-a credential, and i's going to not do the practicode that I unfortunately bought with my package thru aapc. You make a lot of sense about practicode not having the correct real world experience. A lot of what you mentioned, I did not have any idea of what they would have asked for had I gotten my A removed and applied for an interview.

[@MedicalCodingAcademy]

Daniel, all my respect to you. Thank you for truly listening to what i had to say here. I recorded it with a heart of compassion for all learners! God bless you! Be sure and join my facebook Go to Coders page..id love to see you there! facebook.com/groups/medicalcodingacademy

[@FlamingoKicker]

I really appreciated your suggestions for how to present the resume in a unique way but I still have one question. If you haven't worked in the field yet how can you tell your prospective employer about how good you were at your previous jobs? Isn't that the problem we face if we don't have experience? We have nothing to tell the interviewer regarding how productive we will be. A year ago before the Pandemic hit I had several interviews which seemed to go well but I obviously didn't get any of those jobs. Then they stopped hiring anyone and laid a lot of the coders they had already off and the rest just worked from home. Hopefully sometime this year they will return to using their coding building and they have to return to that facility if they are going to train new hires.

[@MedicalCodingAcademy]

Hi Charles!! I copied pasted your question to this video for easier guidance: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gKC1Y5qGhture5Y

[@jiezhang9095]

Thank you so much Mrs. Ortega to post this video to educate me about practicode. I passed my CPC exam last July. I have been looking for coding jobs in the past few months, not even get an interview. Now I know what I am going to do. I am going to follow the guidelines of your last video to focus on looking for coding job. I actually started doing MCA 350 questions by not looking at the multiple choices last week. It’s not only help to refresh my memory but also help me to fully understand the codes and coding guidelines. Thank you so much Mrs . Ortega, you are the best teacher and truly care about your students. I am looking forward the CPB online class from you in the near future.

[@MedicalCodingAcademy]

Awww sweetheart the 2021 curriculum has expanded with even greater emphasis of real world coding significantly! What you did was super smart!!!! Kuddos to you!!! I look forward to the day i can give you a big ole hug! And yes be sure and watch that getting the job video without experience video..its pure gold guidance!

[@elsiejasel]

Will any medical coding schooling qualify for that one year that counts towards the 80 hrs?

[@MedicalCodingAcademy]

Yes as long as that school is licensed through their state..thats the big thing to research! Medical Coding Academy is licensed with Texas Workers Commission...they're the highest level of accreditation!

[@queenla8075]

Thank you for this. I feel like a lot of what AAPC is doing is a big hustle.

[@MedicalCodingAcademy]

It really is...it's mind blowing to see how misled most of the industry has been for so long..thank you so much for your support love!

[@sueshe5953]

Anyone know what percentage of AAPC members are actually working in coding? I would love to know....

[@MedicalCodingAcademy]

I wish they would release stats like that. I know the MCA students get jobs..some in one month and some take up to 4 months but they all get hired as coders..we are hard core about making sure they find employment! Thank you for your feedback love!

[@evahking-successforall7856]

Practicode is more education you should have had while in school, indeed. In stead, AAPC separated it from the actual course to make more money for themselves and still leave you hard and dry at the end. I say It's all money-making. I am living proof of the corn- man schools 😕. The instructor is so right! I regretted so much but! Had I known Medical Coding Academy before being deceived, I would have been a successful coder now.

[@MedicalCodingAcademy]

Gosh it kills me to the bone that you had to go through so much! AAPC didnt give you enough guidance so please know that none of this is your fault at all. I"m hoping you are now working in the field but if you're not, please watch this video kzbin.info/www/bejne/gKC1Y5qGhture5Y and if you need me for any more coaching or guidance you can get me directly on the gotocoders forum! Let me know of anything i can do to help doll!

[@nikkij_2383]

Omg Mrs. Ortega, you are amazing I can scream this a million times for everyone to hear. Love your videos and the informative info. you put out on your channel. I can’t wait to get started! Just waiting on my kit to arrive.

[@MedicalCodingAcademy]

You are so welcome little beauty!!! OMG...i want you to start already..the wait is killing me..lol!!!!!!

[@nikkij_2383]

@@MedicalCodingAcademy Me too , it’s killing me! Thanks for the sweet reply’s.😉

[@OceanSoulEliza]

The example in the video can't happen if the job applicant is being honest. Practicode only counts for 1 year toward removing the "A" designation. You need two years to remove it, so you'd still be entering the industry as CPC-A after completing Practicode.

[@MedicalCodingAcademy]

Thats exactly right love ..its all about honesty..dont get the A removed unless you have actual hands on coding experience...this is how to prevent the situation seen in the video...Great insight!!

[@nancygwyn7565]

Ms. Ortega really is the " go-to-coder" mama and mentor!☺

[@MedicalCodingAcademy]

All the glory to God..use me father because I'm desperate to guide them ever so boldly but ever so tenderly right to where YOU need them! Adore you Nancy!!!!!!

[@HeeMang10]

If only I had seen THIS video before purchasing the AAPC CPC package INCLUDING Practicode! As a retired clinician, I did a lot of coding and insurance work, but not as my primary job. I thought Practicode would put me over the top of candidates as I would get to remove the "A" quickly. I can see how this may not be so, even for someone with my prior education and experience. The program itself is problematic for me since the clinic notes and operative reports have been adulterated with their own inputs, ie. "the doctor conferred with specialists", 'the doctor reviewed the medications", etc., data deletions/omissions, typos. Not real world and every time I can tell the notes have been changed, it drives me nuts! And don't even get me started on the platform itself- slow, won't load, submits answers while I'm still coding the case, marks my responses wrong- even when the rationales given match my own answers. So frustrating. I was going to get my "A" removed before interviewing- but now I'm headed over to your videos on how to interview without recent experience! Thanks for your perspective and for the guts to get out there and tell it like it is!

[@MedicalCodingAcademy]

Pam your feedback on this is INVALUABLE. Finally someone has the courage to document the TRUTH. If i could hug you right now I would!!!! Rare on the people on this planet that stick up and stand up for what they believe in. Gems are the people on the planet who hurry ahead of everyone else in order to try and help them not fall prey to the traps crooked people of the world unfortunately set. You my dear are uncommon ...a rare beauty...God bless you!!