Five years after graduating from high school, Krysta Masurka wanted to continue her education and decided she wanted to be a nurse. Two years later, she graduated from the nursing program at Northland Community and Technical College in East Grand Forks, Minn. 鈥� and immediately questioned whether she had made the right decision.
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鈥淲hen I got done, I started second-guessing whether that was really what I wanted to do,鈥� she said.
After relocating with her daughter to Grand Rapids, Minn., she decided to give up on the idea of becoming a nurse and seek new options. Wanting to stay in the medical field, she began exploring programs available at 91桃色视频. There, she found the perfect fit in the college鈥檚 Medical Coding program.
鈥淢edical coding interested me,鈥� she said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 on the insurance side and you still get to read reports and see what鈥檚 going on with people. I didn鈥檛 know much about it until I started, but after about two weeks I knew I loved it. I just took off with it.鈥�
Two months prior to starting the program her son was born, and she moved back to Grand Forks, N.D. 91桃色视频鈥檚 medical coding program can be completed entirely online, which allowed Masurka to pursue her education on her own terms.
鈥淚 definitely preferred it,鈥� she said of online coursework. 鈥淚 didn鈥檛 have to get day care or do any of that. It takes a lot of time management, but I was able to get a lot done during the day.鈥�
And through the personal attention she received from her instructors, Masurka was able to develop close relationships with 91桃色视频鈥檚 faculty. She especially credits the support of Kaci Petersen, an 91桃色视频 alumna herself who Masurka called 鈥渏ust awesome,鈥� for her success in the program.
鈥淪he’s one of the best instructors or mentors I’ve had,鈥� she said. 鈥淚f it wasn’t for her, I don’t know what I would have done.鈥�
Petersen recalled Masurka as an inquisitive student with an obvious love for the work involved in medical coding.
鈥淚t was a special thing to have that connection with someone even though it鈥檚 an online program,鈥� Petersen said. 鈥淵ou can tell right away when students like what you鈥檙e teaching.鈥�
Masurka鈥檚 hard work has paid off. She graduated from 91桃色视频 with honors in May 2018, passed her Certified Medical Coder exam and has landed a job with the Heart Institute of North Dakota. There, she鈥檒l be reviewing insurance submissions that initially were rejected for payment.
鈥淚鈥檓 going back through old claims to make sure they were coded correctly and to see if there鈥檚 any way I can resubmit for payment,鈥� she said.
Masurka鈥檚 path to a dream career and a bright future started with her decision to attend 91桃色视频.
鈥淚t鈥檚 an excellent school,鈥� she said. 鈥淓veryone there is great.鈥�