Lucreia Bennett, MA, RHIA, CCS, CPC – The CodeMasterCoach, “Your Medical Coding Tutor”

I created CodeMasterCoach in 2009.  I worked in the Health Information Management profession for more than 20 years and I knew I wanted more.  I have worked as an Assistant Director of Health Information Management, a Director of Health Information Management, a Consultant and even taught on the college level, but I just was not satisfied.  I have worked in acute care, rehabilitation care and even outpatient care.  I would often say, “I am proud to say, 20 years later, that I am still doing what I went to college for.  So, I don’t feel bad paying back those student loans.”  I still feel that way today!

Medical coding was really growing and it intrigued me, but it was a challenge for me in school.   As the Director of Health Information Management, I supervised medical coders but I did not feel competent in my coding skills.  So, I decided to do something about it!  I knew with medical coding, I could work from home and that really excited me.  I was tired of driving 1-2 hours one way to work.  But, where do I start?

I had already been taught medical coding in school and I knew what it was, I just did not stay current.  So, I put together a plan, to relearn medical coding.  When I was in my coding classes, I was lost.  I managed to learn enough to pass the class but I was lost.  So, I was determined to relearn medical coding but make it fun and understandable.  That’s how CodeMasterCoach was created.