Thank you for the responses. I'm an MD/MBA student, and the MBA track has an emphasis on Health Organization Management. Lately in class there's been a lot of talk regarding the upcoming ICD-10 and how becoming certified shortly after its release will not only help with the overall efficiency of your practice, but will also be a major advantage when it comes time for finding employment/maintaining employment. I was wondering if that also applies to physicians or just the administrators...it sounded as if it was directed at both. While I can reason that coding experience or certification may, even indirectly, benefit me along my journey, I suppose just learning a handful of codes relevant to my field later in the future will also be plenty sufficient. At the same token, from a liability standpoint, I may rather reach for a more formal education in that domain... wouldn't want expert coder Sally pulling one over on me!
And it appears that often times coding mistakes are simply accidental, so taking the time to learn it, bringing in that additional checkpoint, sounds beneficial enough just to keep from unknowingly raising flags of fraud. I basically can reason both sides of the equation, but without the experience or ability to peek ahead into the future, I can't determine which side to lean towards or the extent of the affect it will have on me as a physician. I recognize its a bit early for me to concern myself with this, but I like to at least seek
some answers in regards to how I can plan for my future, with everything else being so obscure. Thanks again!