Parton earns credentials
Melissa M. Parton, CPC (right), an employee of Wilkes Eye Center, has been awarded the Certified Professional Coder credential after successfully passing the national certificationexamination. This certificationis sponsored by the American Academy of Professional Coders is a nationally renowned organization offering professional accreditation, education, recognition, and netoworking opportunities to professional coders. The demand for medical coders is increasing nationally by approximately 10,000 employees each year and is projected to increase 36 percent or more through the year 2010. Nationally, 18 percent of all medical coding positions go unfilled, according to the U.S. Dept. of Labor. Parton is shown above with Sherry Hudson, Licensed Dispensing Optician at Wilkes Eye Center.