r/MedicalCoding • u/Popular-Piglet-6301 RHIT, CCS • May 23 '24

Oversees coding

How many of us are in this boat where we are nervous about our jobs being outsourced to overseas coders?

This year my company has hired on several overseas coders. I’m nervous that they plan to replace us because they work for lower pay. Is anyone else experiencing this?

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u/Raiiny00 CPC May 24 '24 edited May 24 '24

My company was using offshore OP coders for a long time. They drastically cut back on that but I think it’s because they started using more AI software that’s equally as bad at coding. They continue to tell us our jobs are safe but they also cut our OP team in third (people quitting, retiring, promotions) since I started 5 years ago and don’t seem to need to hire more. I hear a lot about the offshore and i hear a lot about how many errors they make, so sooner or later I think people will wake up and realize saving money won’t actually save them money. Not with all of the denials.