Dawn Monegato, MSHI, RHIA, CCS, director of Enterprise Coding at Advocate Healthcare, has 10 years of experience in the coding industry. Why did you get into this line of work? I knew I wanted to work in the healthcare field, but I wasn’t sure what I wanted to do, so I initially considered majoring in nursing. I was also interested in technology, so my counselor suggested an HIM course. I decided to give it a try and haven’t looked back since. Continue reading the member spotlight here. JustCoding is always looking for more members to feature in this section. If you’d like to share your coding story, please email editor Amanda Norris at anorris@hcpro.com. |