May 16, 2018
A group of medical billing and coding students from American Career College-Orange County attended a networking event this May where they picked up some valuable lessons from working professionals.
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Source: AAPC
Accompanied by their program director Christina LeDoux and instructor Sandra Cantero, the medical and billing students participated in an interactive learning experience alongside many diverse billers and coders at the monthly AAPC Orange County chapter event.
"We have been actively attending local chapter events since last year," LeDoux said. "These events are inspirational as well as a great networking opportunity for our school and students."
Entitled "Professionalism and Getting a Job," the students were reminded at the event that when it comes to finding job opportunities, they need to network, network and network. They were also encouraged to speak to as many people as possible to find opportunities, and do plenty of their own independent networking.
LeDoux said another useful piece of advice was for job seekers to be aware of the many settings -- like physician offices, hospitals, physical therapy offices, home health agencies, medical equipment agencies, hospice, billing companies, insurance companies -- and positions -- including coder, billing coordinator, compliance manager or audit specialist -- that are available to medical billing and coding graduates.
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