The Coding Coach - How To Get Medical Coding JOBS

INTERVIEW QUESTION: “Why are you leaving your current role?”

This question comes up in almost every interview, and HOW you answer matters.

What are some of the answers you give when a potential employer asks why you’re leaving your current position?

A few strong answers:

“I’m looking for more opportunities for professional growth and advancement.”

“I’ve learned a lot in my current position, but I’m ready for a role that offers new challenges.”

“I’m looking for a position that better aligns with my long-term career goals.”

“I’m ready to expand my skills and take on greater responsibilities.”

“I’ve reached a point where advancement opportunities are limited in my current organization.”

“I’m looking for an opportunity where I can contribute my experience while continuing to grow professionally.”

“I’m interested in transitioning into a different area of the industry, and this position aligns with the direction I want my career to take.”

One thing I would NOT recommend is spending the interview talking negatively about your current employer, manager, coworkers, workload, or workplace drama.

Even when those things are the REAL reason you’re leaving, you can answer truthfully without making the interview about everything that went wrong.

Turn your reason for leaving into a conversation about where you’re trying to GO.

Now I’m curious: What’s your go-to answer when an interviewer asks, “Why are you leaving your current position?”

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If you’re preparing for the CRC exam, don’t just memorize HCC numbers, understand the hierarchy. 📚

One concept you NEED to know is HCC trumping.

In the CMS HCC V28 model, when conditions fall within the same hierarchy, the higher severity HCC may trump (suppress) the lower HCC.

For example:

🩺 Diabetes
HCC 36 → trumps 37 & 38
HCC 37 → trumps 38

🩺 CKD
HCC 326 → trumps 327, 328 & 329

❤️ Heart Failure
HCC 222 → trumps 223, 224, 225, 226 & 227

But here’s where students sometimes get confused:

TRUMPED does NOT mean “don’t code it.”

If a diagnosis is documented, clinically supported, and reportable, code it. The CMS hierarchy determines which HCC ultimately remains for risk-adjustment purposes.

That distinction can absolutely show up on the CRC exam.

Save this chart. Study the relationships. And most importantly, understand the logic instead of trying to memorize everything.

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