Published on 12, July, 2020
Does anyone here have knowledge of this subject please? From what I can see after years of searching, there is no way of learning Clinical Coding without being employed in the field. This is something I have struggled to engineering even though I have been on at least 3 appropriate interviews which were all for traineeships. I am hitting 50 this year and feel as though I've tried so hard to self teach myself the bits of information that I can access, but all the courses I look at are all USA related and I don't want to teach myself the non-NHS way of doing this profession.
I am starting to feel like I have to pay privately for this education, even though there is no guarantee I will get a post with precious little experience. I am also apprehensive of the amount of work I can see it entails, however, I am pretty sure that once I have mastered the core skills, I would really like this job. Unfortunately, it the time it takes to learn - I cannot learn quick enough I don't think. I know I will panic and run if I am put under a lot of pressure. I don't have a diagnosis but I do show traits like needing time to process things.
When I first googled clinical coding, I thought I would be great at it as it seemed to be a fairly lonesome job and that is what I want - just a little contact with people to team build and let them know I am approachable just not for a long length of time.
Oh I do go on. apologies. I'm just wishing it would be easier...
best wishes all...
Jo
Yeh, I guess that figures. Can't remember that far back. Hence needing to learn again haha