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No this is the company that I work for.

Their base pay is 17.00 an hour, you get gas mileage and mine usually is double what I spend. If I spend for example 20.00 for gas I usually average 40.00 in payment. I have been with them for 2 1/2 years now. I do a lot of traveling for them, like this past week I went to Myrtle Beach to work. This is about 4 hours from where I live but they always book you a nice room close to the site. Of course you don't have to travel this far, I just enjoy doing it. They also give you a food allowance which is more than I usually use but they give you the amount whether you use that much or not. You do have down time between reviews and you may go 2 weeks without work until they get the other reviews ready. I hope this helps.

I am sorry that you had such a hard time. I wished I knew who you were dealing with. I have never had any problems with them and I have been with them since March of 2006. They have always called me in a timely manner and return any e-mails within a 24 hour period. As for as gas allowance I have always received double for what I spend. If I was to spend for example 20.00 for gas I get 40.00 I have never had any trouble getting expenses reimbursed or my pay. I am sorry your experience was not good.

Have you ever done Heidis reviews? CARA reviews are medicare and occas. Medicaid patients. In Heidis review it can be anyone from private pay, medicaid and the elderly. With CARA you are looking for HCC and ICD 9 codes. If a facility submits a bill for a procedure you go in and look for supporting evidence but also look for other HCC and ICD 9 codes. when you actually get down to it you are looking at a specific time frame for the procedure which is provided in what is called the DCT and then you look for other procedures that you may code that the facility hasn't. If you would like an example please let me know. I really enjoy doing it. We have known HCC and we have what we call a Target. The target is what you are really looking for based on labs that were drawn and submitted and DX. I am fixing to have to leave for a site or I would be more precise but this morning I don't have the time, just let me know if you want any further informationI hope this helps.

I have been an LPN for 18 years. I did attempt to go back but I thought " I am happy with who I am" There are good jobs out there for LPN's I have been in management, making 23.00 an hour. Great benefits. I think you need to ask yourself are you happy with yourself. I love being an LPN, and the good thing about it ,I became a nurse to take care of patients, being in managment involves being a "trouble shooter" for whatever might be going on. Paper work controls the day. I respect the RN because there have been times I have had to call one for back up and they were there. I admire anybody that goes back to school, especially if you are young. When I went back it consumed so much time and I thought I make good money, have great benefits and life is passing me by and I was just not willing to give up that time. But again I think that is up to the individual, I have two daughters who are LPN and one of them is going back for her RN and I encouraged her to do so.

This is my second year with Medical Site Review, I have really enjoyed it. We are currently doing CARA Reviews. Marlene1