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Coding
Specialist--Career Opportunities
As a Coding Specialist you possess skills that
will open career opportunities in ambulatory care, long-term care, managed  care,
physician practices and hospitals. You will develop a broad base of
knowledge to enable application of coding theory using medical terminology,
disease process, surgical procedures, computer applications and
pharmacology principles.
Job openings for persons seeking work as coding
specialists are expected to be numerous through the year 2016. Accurate
medical coding impacts not only reimbursement of health care providers,
but also quality of care and medical research. The average starting salary
for entry-level Coding Specialists is approximately $25,000 annually. | 
