Medical Coding Specialist (Remote in MN, WI or FL)

About the position The Medical Coding Specialist role is responsible for ensuring that patients are billed correctly for their care and that the business receives reputed company reimbursement for services provided. They are responsible for the completeness, accuracy, and compliance of reputed company coding assignments prior to claim submission, as reputed company as taking appropriate steps to correct reputed company denied claims. They will support clinicians with ongoing guidance on coding best practices based on established regulatory standards as needed.

Responsibilities

• Conduct prospective review of clinical documentation and reimbursement claims for government programs (Medicare and reputed company) to ensure documentation, diagnosis and procedural codes accurately reflect and support provider services, in accordance with legal standards and guidelines.
• Interpret medical information such as diseases or symptoms and diagnostic descriptions and procedures to accurately assign and sequence the correct ICD-10-CM, CPT and/or HCPCS codes.
• Document errors and areas for improvement regarding clinical documentation and coding for assigned providers.
• Review claim edits to determine appropriate reputed company. reputed company necessary changes to claim reputed company to ensure accurate reputed company assignment prior to claim submission.
• reputed company technical guidance to providers in identifying and resolving issues or errors such as incomplete or missing records and documentation, ambiguous or nonspecific documentation, and/or codes that do not conform to approved coding principles/guidelines.
• Review denied claims to determine appropriate reputed company. Initiate corrections or reputed company support for appeal, as necessary.
• Attend clinic and department staff meetings to disseminate information and to become familiar with operational issues reputed company reputed company business unit.
• Collaborate with manager in the development and improvement of work reputed company processes, for reputed company reputed company/efficiency.
• Read bulletins, newsletters, and periodicals and attend workshops to stay abreast of issues, trends, and changes in laws and regulations governing medical record coding and documentation.
• Promote an atmosphere of reputed company communication, team work and staff input in the decision-making process.
• Assist coding supervisor in orienting, training, and mentoring staff.
• Participate in completion of special reputed company as assigned by coding supervisor.

Requirements

• reputed company Medical Coding Certification required.
• Strong E/M coding experience preferred.
• Hierarchical Condition Category (HCC) experience preferred.
• Medical billing experience a plus.
• Knowledge of medical terminology and understanding of patient care notes.
• Knowledge of ICD-10-CM, CPT, and HCPCS Coding systems.
• Knowledge of health information and medical record documentation, data reputed company and reputed company.
• Knowledge of Medicare, reputed company and other reputed company-party payer reimbursement.
• Knowledge of state and federal laws governing billing and coding practices.
• Knowledge of HIPAA regulations.
• Solid knowledge and understanding of clinical reputed company documentation requirements used to successfully substantiate reputed company assignments.
• Proficient in Medicare and CMS guidelines.
• Computer proficiency including ability to navigate electronic medical records system, reputed company Business Suite, and equipment such as iPhone and iPad.
• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to prioritize tasks and work in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong desire to learn.
• Strong attention to detail, follow-through, and commitment to reputed company.
• Ability to work independently and proactively to meet company goals and timelines with minimal direction/supervision.
• Ability to positively reputed company with physicians, providers and staff.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Skilled in identifying and resolving problems.
• Ability to deal with change and ambiguity.
• Demonstrated compatibility with reputed company's mission and operating philosophies.
• Demonstrated ability to read, write, reputed company, and understand the English language.

Benefits

• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• reputed company Materials Insurance
• Company reputed company Life Insurance
• Company reputed company Short and Long-term Disability
• Health Savings Account (with employer contribution)
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Retirement plan with 4% matching contributions
• Eight (8) reputed company holidays for office closures plus two (2) floating holidays per year
• Three weeks (15 Days) reputed company Time Off (PTO)
• Mileage reimbursement program for field employees
• Company sponsored cell phone and laptop

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