{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Top To High","provider_url":"https:\/\/toptohigh.com","author_name":"tripmegamart","author_url":"https:\/\/toptohigh.com\/author\/tripmegamart\/","title":"Four Steps to Becoming a Home Based Medical Coder - Top To High","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"X7D4DUWC3G\"><a href=\"https:\/\/toptohigh.com\/four-steps-to-becoming-a-home-based-medical-coder\/\">Four Steps to Becoming a Home Based Medical Coder<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/toptohigh.com\/four-steps-to-becoming-a-home-based-medical-coder\/embed\/#?secret=X7D4DUWC3G\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Four Steps to Becoming a Home Based Medical Coder&#8221; &#8212; Top To High\" data-secret=\"X7D4DUWC3G\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"There are four main steps to becoming a successful home based medical coder. ~ Education ~ Certification ~ Experience ~ Home Based Medical Coding Career These steps are the difference between the individuals who dream of working from home and the individuals who do. While the steps may seem simple, each one is very important and skipping just one of them can change your outcome dramatically. By investing the time and being dedicated to each step, an individual with no prior experience in medicine can achieve a rewarding home based coding career. Education Becoming a home based medical coder starts with proper education. Although the industry itself does not require any specific education prior to becoming a medical coder employers do. In order to be considered a candidate for a medical coding job one of two specific certifications must be obtained. Education should be centered around preparing individuals for these certification examinations. While many educational establishments offer a myriad of coding and billing courses, degrees, and certificates many either partially prepare individuals or require an over abundance of unnecessary educational courses. When considering enrolling in an educational course ensure the following: ~Education should be focused mainly on medical coding and [&hellip;]"}