Our personality type may guide us toward our preferred profession. If it were even possible to categorize ourselves as either introverted or extroverted this classification could help direct us. Introverts (or those of us with introverted tendencies) tend to recharge by spending time alone. We lose energy from being around people for long periods, particularly in large crowds. Extroverts, on the other hand, gain energy from other people.

In this week’s supplemental reading assignment #1 the differences between working as a medical coder and/or billing specialist in the hospital environment versus a physician’s office are explored.

Explore the role of a medical coder and/or billing specialist in different work environments.

Include the following aspects in the discussion:

· Discuss how you view the differences between a hospital billing position and that of a physician’s office.

· Do you see yourself as an introvert or an extrovert?

· Based on your personality, would you prefer a hospital setting or a physician’s office setting?

· Are there other factors that would affect your selection of setting (besides personality or Introvert vs. Extrovert)?