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hemeek
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Jul 21, 2017

Internet question for full time rving medical coders

Hi all,

I am considering becoming a full-time RV and plan for work remote as CDI RN, which is a nurse that audits physician documentation much like a medical coder.

I am wondering how medical coders manage the security issues of handling patient information in a constantly changing environment.

How much data do medical coders use every month and how much does it cost? I am currently with Verizon and my partner has a unlimited grandfather plan with Verizon. I'm really sure what my options are at this point with the security issues in mind. Can I even use my Verizon plan as a hotspot or do I have to use satellite internet?

If I max out my cellular data, would I be able to use coffee shop Wi-Fi with a secure network or do healthcare companies not allow that?

I know this is a lot of questions, there is just a lot to figure out if this is something I can do in my line of work.

Thanks,
Hannah
  • darsben1's avatar
    darsben1
    Explorer
    Jul 21, 2017
    While not a medical coder I was on call as an administrator at a hospital. All our connections where VPN. We had coders working from home and they had no problems. I would log in to our system and was able to accomplish what needed to be done with patient records. I would be surprised if the facility you go with does not do VPN which worked just fine on cellular data plan.
    What will you use I do not know but you should be able to do it with your Verizon data plan
  • 2oldman's avatar
    2oldman
    Explorer II
    Jul 21, 2017
    You'd probably get more reliable answers asking people who already do this. I don't think fulltime RVing has much to do with it.

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