Displaced aerospace workers may seek employment in the healthcare industry when the space shuttle program ends this year, sending thousands of aerospace workers into unemployment, according to a Florida Today report.
Some aerospace workers say they make take advantage of predicted shortages in healthcare, particularly in the fields of medical billing, coding and information technology. Experts say medical coding and billing might be a good fit for displaced aerospace workers, considering the need for sophisticated computer skills to decipher codes for services and bill insurers or patients for care.
Aerospace workers looking to move into medical billing and coding can sometimes take advantage of on-the-job training in these fields. A two-year, $15 million federal emergency grant awarded to Brevard Workforce last year is designed assist workers who need new skills to transition to a new industry. According to the agency, around 61 space employees have chosen to take part in healthcare-related training.
Despite the need for healthcare workers, however, most jobs in the booming industry will require strong clinical backgrounds and re-training before aerospace workers could qualify. The country is predicted to experience a significant shortage of physicians, nurses and physician extenders, all of which require years of education.
By 2010, the Association of American Medical Colleges estimates the United States will have a shortage of more than 91,500 physicians.
Read the Florida Today report on aerospace workers in healthcare.
Read more on billing, coding and collections:
-CMS Publishes Article on Importance of Correctly Coding Place of Service
-Genascis Announces Development of Medibis Mobile
Some aerospace workers say they make take advantage of predicted shortages in healthcare, particularly in the fields of medical billing, coding and information technology. Experts say medical coding and billing might be a good fit for displaced aerospace workers, considering the need for sophisticated computer skills to decipher codes for services and bill insurers or patients for care.
Aerospace workers looking to move into medical billing and coding can sometimes take advantage of on-the-job training in these fields. A two-year, $15 million federal emergency grant awarded to Brevard Workforce last year is designed assist workers who need new skills to transition to a new industry. According to the agency, around 61 space employees have chosen to take part in healthcare-related training.
Despite the need for healthcare workers, however, most jobs in the booming industry will require strong clinical backgrounds and re-training before aerospace workers could qualify. The country is predicted to experience a significant shortage of physicians, nurses and physician extenders, all of which require years of education.
By 2010, the Association of American Medical Colleges estimates the United States will have a shortage of more than 91,500 physicians.
Read the Florida Today report on aerospace workers in healthcare.
Read more on billing, coding and collections:
-CMS Publishes Article on Importance of Correctly Coding Place of Service
-Genascis Announces Development of Medibis Mobile