I'm in need of a bit of consolation here, as well as some information. I realize that we as students should be striving for 97% or better on our coding exams, yet as students is it realistically possible ? For instance out of all the students in Module III and IV, how many of us are actually achieving this ?
Not even close....Module IV is hard!!!!!
Nope, not in module III. Hard, hard, hard.
Not me, not yet. I'm in Module III. That's pretty close to the industry standard for accuracy, though, right? Now you've got me curious, and I'm looking through the AHIMA site. There is supposed to be a Practice Brief and other resources there which touch upon accuracy: http://www.ahima.org/resources/infocenter/coding.aspx
I'm relieved to hear I'm not the only one!! Have really been struggling with the exams in Module III...still, I keep trying to hit that standard too.
And yes, Michele, I like that deal! A rising tide lifts all boats, right?
I am just getting to the end of Module I, and although I thought I got better from the HEENT Assessment and the Pediatric Assessment I actually got worse. This made me very sad and I am really starting to doubt my ability and wonder if I am actually going to make it through this course. I got a B on both assessments just about 90% . . . I have followed the directions and am reading and re-reading everything I need to. I have gone over the corrected assessments and corrected my original versions and then proofed to voice at least twice per assessment. I hope I start getting better and soon, I would like to get a point higher for each of my future assessments, starting with the cardiopulmonary assessment. Wish me luck. I wish all of you luck as well! :D
I wish you all luck ! Try not to be too hard on yourself, easier said than done, I know. Sometimes, it just takes time. Sometimes falling down is the best motivation for getting up again, even if you feel like giving up because you've been feeling as if you have to claw your way up, and you're still no where near to the top. Learn from your mistakes, take your time, forget the deadlines (as much as possible), a lot of learning can't be rushed, and when you're studying, do all that you possibly can to stay focused. Sometimes, you need to look elsewhere besides your text books for answers, there are plenty of resources, Instructor Debby for starters, other medical books, the Internet, and sometimes even then you won't get it, that's when you have to tune into your own wisdom/intuition and simply risk it, accept the imperfect, and remember this is school time, you are allowed to make mistakes here, again learn from them. You have to have a certain level of comittment to the craft, a certain respect and yes love for it, you definitely have to make a genuine effort, no matter what, and inspite of what seems a lot of times like a lot of nonsense. The devil is in the details, and the Medical Coding devil is a crafty fellow. If you can't quite keep a step ahead of him, at least do your best-est to stay on the trail of his roller coaster like tail..... "It ain't over, until it's over !" :)