Reflections of a Coder Coach: Ready to Get Back to Normal
A few weeks ago, it occurred to me that my job hasn't been "normal" for the last six years. Right around this time six years ago is when I first went to AHIMA's ICD-10 Academy and earned my status as a trainer. Creating and presenting ICD-10 training materials came soon after that and it wasn't until recently I realized that my job hasn't been normal for the last six years. And since I've only known my husband for four years, one could argue that he's never known me when I'm normal... er.. at least when my job is normal! As I look around the articles and social media related to coding, a lot has changed in this industry in the six or seven years that I've put myself out there as the Coder Coach. When I first started blogging and meeting once a month with coding students and wanna-be's, there weren't a lot of people out there looking to mentor coders. Now, my voice is one of many as people who never heard of coding before ICD-10 jum...