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Coding Educator, November 16, 2009
NAME: Shannon E. McCall, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P, CPC, CPC-I, CCDS
HOMETOWN: Richmond (Chesterfield), VA
INSTRUCTS: Certified Coder Boot Camp® - Original Version and Certified Coder Boot Camp® - Inpatient Version, Evaluation and Management Boot Camp – Professional Services Version
MOST CHALLENGING CODING AREA: I personally find that interventional Radiology is the most challenging area of coding. There are just so many rules to remember!!
FIRST CODING JOB: My first job was as an inpatient coder for a local hospital. I found out quickly that I talk WAY too much to be an inpatient coder full time!!
MOST EXCITING TRAVEL EXPERIENCE: The most exciting place I have taught a boot camp has to be Okinawa Japan back in 2004. As a very seasoned traveler, I am never worried about finding my way around (thank goodness for the GPS). But, it was quite intimidating to travel half way around the world by myself not speaking one word of Japanese (or better yet Okinawan) and not knowing a soul. Finding my way through the Nagoya airport to find my regional flight to Okinawa was quite an adventure considering there weren’t that many people who worked at the airport who spoke English. Luckily, there was a gentleman from England (who worked for a car distributor) helped me find my bus from the international terminal to the regional terminal. Arigato (thank you in Japanese) for reading this Coding Educator!
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