ICD-10 for New Coding Professionals

CODESMART^TM UNIVERSITY New Coding Professionals

SUNY Oswego's CODESMART^TMUNIVERSITY online program prepares individuals seeking a new career path as medical coders. Medical coding is one of the fastest growing fields in the healthcare industry. To be successful in this career, one must master ICD-10 coding, which is why SUNY Oswego has partnered with CODESMART^TM  UNIVERSITY to deliver a program that is comprehensive and online thus making it easily accessible to people working or who have other demanding responsibilities.

There are a number of factors making medical coding a good career choice for people today:

1. There is a current shortage of trained professional in this field
2. The anticipated future needs of this industry: according to a variety of organizations and agencies, the estimated shortage of coders will be close to 500,000 over the next few years making it critical for medical groups and organizations to recruit new trained talent into the field
3. ICD-10 is a new, complex coding system and all existing medical coders will need to be trained if they want to continue in the field

The changeover to the ICD-10 coding system is the biggest change in healthcare in more than 30 years.

Due to our interactive approach to online-teaching, the SUNY Oswego CODESMART^TM program for new medical coders is one of the most comprehensive courses in the country, providing individuals with the necessary skills and knowledge to be well-prepared to pass the certification exams through the American Coding Quality Association (ACQA).