am i computer literate?

[Guest]

how do you know how computer literate you are? i am thinking about taking a
medical coding class so i can work out of my home and i have a new windows xp
and ive self taught myself for about 5 years now how to do the things i know
how to do, which is e-mail i.m. shop, do searches, find different chat
sites. i basically have never used any of my f keys at the top of my
keyboard nor do i know what the right hand side keys are for past backspace
and shift. one of the first things they tell you to do is brush up on your
computer skills--but i dont know what they mean nor what level i would be
considered or what i need to learn so i dont flunk out in the basic testing.
thanks s much

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

how do you know how computer literate you are? i am thinking about taking a
medical coding class so i can work out of my home and i have a new windows xp
and ive self taught myself for about 5 years now how to do the things i know
how to do, which is e-mail i.m. shop, do searches, find different chat
sites. i basically have never used any of my f keys at the top of my
keyboard nor do i know what the right hand side keys are for past backspace
and shift. one of the first things they tell you to do is brush up on your
computer skills--but i dont know what they mean nor what level i would be
considered or what i need to learn so i dont flunk out in the basic testing.
thanks s much

You should ask them for a list of prerequisites instead of just
making a sweeping statement such as "brush up on your computer
skills".

What's "medical coding", anyway? If it involves lots of data entry
then the ability to touch-type would come in very handy. Easy to
learn but it takes six months or more to become effective.

 

[Ghostrider]

how do you know how computer literate you are? i am thinking about taking a
medical coding class so i can work out of my home and i have a new windows xp
and ive self taught myself for about 5 years now how to do the things i know
how to do, which is e-mail i.m. shop, do searches, find different chat
sites. i basically have never used any of my f keys at the top of my
keyboard nor do i know what the right hand side keys are for past backspace
and shift. one of the first things they tell you to do is brush up on your
computer skills--but i dont know what they mean nor what level i would be
considered or what i need to learn so i dont flunk out in the basic testing.
thanks s much

One need not be computer literate and still be very successful at
medical coding. (This is a medical administrative field in itself.)
Computer skills are not required other than being able to do data
entry and access the network. However, advancement beyond the level
of coder will start demanding more computer skills, depending on the
path taken, such as dbase programming for performing database queries,
reporting and analytical operations or becoming an IT staffer needed
for maintaining the systems that coders use.

 

[Guest]

how will i know what class to take---square one or advanced? they only offer
2 classes. thanks for your help

 

[Guest]

wow. that was very informative--thanks. are you in the profession? i am
having a hard time finding a good training program for medical coding--i
thought that was the first step to open a door for a new career. ive been a
house painter for over 30 years and home and computer sounds good to me right
now and ive heard its in demand from home, so they dont have to find a space
for you in office nor pay benifits...

 

[Guest]

mediacal coding is transcribing a diagnosis into a code for billing