Joanne’s career path has been centered around acute care hospitals - beginning as a secretary to the Director of Psychiatry in 1987. She then worked as a transcriptionist until 2016,  and is currently employed as a Clinical Coding Specialist doing ED Coding. She resides in Westchester County, New York with her husband and 2 cats. For show notes for this episode, go to MedicalCodingGeek.com/podcast