Pre-Employment Skills Assessment

Online Employment and Skills Assessment


Welcome to the Amphion coding skills assessment. This test is being timed. It is expected you should complete this test within 45 minutes. Failure to complete the test in the allotted time may affect your candidacy.

We look for the following in our coding applicants:

  • Formal coding training
  • Active Coding Credentials: RHIA, RHIT, CCS, CCS-P, CPC, or CPC-H
  • At least three years' experience (in addition to formal training) in multi-specialty coding (ICD-9-CM & CPT-4)
  • Word/Windows/Internet Proficiency
  • These positions require candidates with authority to work in the U.S. without sponsorship.
  • Interest in employee status, not independent contractor status

Minimum PC Requirements for Employment:

  • Intel Pentium IV
  • 1.8 GHz or higher processor
  • 2 gb or more RAM or better
  • Windows XP SP3 (32-bit) or Vista (32-bit or 64-bit) or Windows 7 (32-bit or 64-bit) operating system
  • Firewall and anti-virus software

Software Components

  • MS Office Suite 2003 or 2007 OR MS Excel Viewer 2007 (free upgrade) — www.microsoft.com
  • MS Office Suite 2003 or 2007 OR MS PowerPoint Viewer 2007 (free upgrade) — www.microsoft.com
  • Or ... Word 2003 or Word 2007 with Excel Viewer 2007 and PowerPoint viewer 2007
  • Adobe Reader version 8 or higher (free download) — www.adobe.com

Internet Connection

  • Required: High-speed internet connection (DSL, Satellite, Cable or Cellular) with a minimum of 768 kbps download speed and 300 kbps upload speed. Recommended: 1.5mbps (1536kbps) download speed and 600 kbps or higher upload speed. Please verify internet speed through http://www.getmyspeed.com

If you meet the qualifications listed above, why wait? Connect with us today by proceeding with our testing. Please have the following references available to you during our testing: 2012 ICD-9-CM and 2011 CPT Code Books. We'd love to become your career company!

If you do not meet our minimum training or experience requirements but you are interested in a career in medical coding, click here for information about quality medical coding training.



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Please enable Javascript then refresh this page or click here to continue.

To enable Javascript:

  • Internet Explorer 6 and 7
    1. Click Tools then Internet Options... from the main menu.
    2. Select the Security tab a the top of the Internet Options windows.
    3. Select the Internet icon from the list of zones at the top of the Security options.
    4. Click "Custom level..."
    5. Scroll down to Active Scripting.
    6. Under Active Scripting click Enable.

  • Mozilla Firefox 1.5 and 2.0
    1. Click Tools then Options... (or Firefox then Preferences on the MAC) from the main menu.
    2. Select the Content button at the top of the window the appears.
    3. Click the box by Enable Javascript to put a checkmark in it.

  • Safari
    1. Click Safari then Preferences from the main menu.
    2. Select the Security tab.
    3. Click Enable JavaScript to put a checkmark by it.



System Requirements to Complete This Evaluation:
  • Browser Requirements
  • *** Internet Explorer 9 and Google Chrome are NOT compatible with this testing platform. Internet Explorer 9 won't let you install versions 7 or 8. If you have IE 9, you will need to install both Firefox and Quicktime and then open Firefox (see links below or the FAQ). ***
  • Operating System Requirements
    • Windows XP, or Windows Vista, or Windows 7
    • or
    • Mac OS X 10.4 or newer (10.5 or newer suggested)
  • Javascript must be enabled. This is enabled in most browsers by default.
  • Hardware Requirements
    • Speakers/headphones to hear audio dictations