icodeit02
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I am scheduled to take my exam in June 2014 and was wondering if any one has any study tips for me?
Thank you,
icodeit02
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jamie@samwille.com
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Study Tips
Be able to skim through a medical note quickly pulling out pertinent information. Have enough audit sheets for every case. Number them 1-50 for the case studies so you can go back to them if you need to. I folded the corner down on ones I wanted to go back to. You could also just laminate your sheet and use dry erase markers. I did not pass the first time. It was harder than I though. The Carol Buck Step by Step EM coding book made all the difference. I passed with flying colors a month later after this book. The first time I used all the time. The second I finished two hours early. I learned to trust my gut and not go back. It is easy to over think this exam.
Be able to skim through a medical note quickly pulling out pertinent information. Have enough audit sheets for every case. Number them 1-50 for the case studies so you can go back to them if you need to. I folded the corner down on ones I wanted to go back to. You could also just laminate your sheet and use dry erase markers. I did not pass the first time. It was harder than I though. The Carol Buck Step by Step EM coding book made all the difference. I passed with flying colors a month later after this book. The first time I used all the time. The second I finished two hours early. I learned to trust my gut and not go back. It is easy to over think this exam.
Tiger
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Cemc
Jamie excellent tips. Which auditing tool did you use?
Jamie excellent tips. Which auditing tool did you use?
JillSmithers
Networker
So, you can take multiple copies of the auditing tool? Cool! That's awesome. Are you a frequent E/M coder? This is what I do all day long, so I'm hoping my experience will help.
mhstrauss
True Blue
Yes, bring enough copies to cover all the cases...50. Or other option I've seen others mention is bring one laminated copy that can be wiped clean after each case, and a dry erase marker.
I just sat for CEMC in June. Good luck!!
trinalankford
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I've seen many different E/M auditing tools. Is there one that is better than the next to use for the test?
Thanks for your help!
Thanks for your help!
mhstrauss
True Blue
I used the one available on the Novitas website; have been using that one since they became our MAC a couple years ago. I'm very comfortable with it. They're pretty much all the same, just maybe arranged slightly different from one to the next.
What "optional resource" did you have besides the cpt, icd, hcpcs, documentation guidelines and audit tool?
The instructions state you can have one reference of your choice...
Getting nervous now that the test is scheduled for me on 9-13-14
Mary Dressler, CPC
The instructions state you can have one reference of your choice...
Getting nervous now that the test is scheduled for me on 9-13-14
Mary Dressler, CPC
mhstrauss
True Blue
What "optional resource" did you have besides the cpt, icd, hcpcs, documentation guidelines and audit tool?
The instructions state you can have one reference of your choice...
Getting nervous now that the test is scheduled for me on 9-13-14
Mary Dressler, CPC
I brought a medical dictionary. Only used it once during the test.
How did you do? I passed and was glad I had the study guide and the practice exam to see how the questions are worded.