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Has anyone done medical billing and coding course through Allied Medical School? ?

I am getting ready to start this online course and would like to know if anyone has had success going thru this program and getting a good job afterward. Also I would like to know if Allied is certified thru AHIMA and or AAPC? Any help or suggestions would be great! Thanks!

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1. but i never been there
2. No
3. I didn't try AMS, BUT i used US Career Institute for medical coding and claims specialist (same thing) online. I am still in it. Almost finished. I talked to a private doctor's office and they said u.s.c.i's certification meets their criteria. So, when Im finished I can work there. When you received your school information, you should have received all of the school's certifications. They should have sent it the mail. You can always email your school or phone them and ask if they are.
4. Please steer clear of those online, for-profit schools such as penn foster, stratford career, the one that you mentioned sounds as though it fits into this category, and they are all merely out to 'make a profit': http://www.capellauniversitysucks.us http://www.ripoffreport.com and can type into search. Just a word to the wise that there aren't supposed to be too many jobs for the medical biller or coder (or medical assistant) despite what those private $$ schools proclaim. The medical coder usually needs a couple years of experience doing coding tasks, certification(s) within the field and completion of an accredited program in coding to possibly get employed as a coder. Here's a website where graduates have posted about having difficulty finding work: http://www.indeed.com and can click 'forums' and then type into search. Website for ahima: http://www.ahima.org