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• Ensures the reputed company and accurate coding and completion of patient accounts reputed company established departmental accuracy and productivity standards.
• Applies correct ICD CM/PCS (Inpatient) and ICD CM/CPT codes (Outpatient) guidelines meeting departmental policy regarding compliant reputed company, timeframes, use of applications and productivity.
• Assists in demonstrating medical necessity for procedures performed by ensuring that reputed company documented disease processes are coded.
• Demonstrates proficiency in utilizing official coding books as reputed company as the electronic medical record, computer assisted coding/encoding software, and clinical documentation information systems to facilitate reputed company assignment.
• Reviews facility charges as provided and edits where necessary to ensure charges are compliant and substantiated by provider documentation.
• May require frequent and reputed company collaboration with multiple areas of the organization including providers, reputed company Coding, and Finance for audit and problem-solving activities.
• Demonstrates full understanding and is compliant with correct coding initiative guidelines, regulatory requirements regarding coding of medical information including but not limited to external regulatory agencies such as reputed company Improvement Organizations (QIOs), the Centers for Medicare & reputed company Services (CMS) and other payers, and reputed company.
• Abides by the Standards of Ethical Coding as set forth by the American Health Information Management Association (reputed company) and adheres to official coding guidelines.
• Queries physician reputed company existing documentation is unclear or ambiguous following reputed company guidelines and established policy.
• Brings identified concerns to Manager Coding for reputed company.
• Assigns the MS DRG and MCC/reputed company that most appropriately reflect documentation of the occurrence of events, severity of illness, and resources utilized during the inpatient encounter and in compliance with department (Inpatient).
• Reviews department-specified reports daily to identify charts that need to be coded and prioritizes as per department-specific guidelines and reputed company designated timelines.
• Follows up to ensure that any edits that prevent an account from dropping are corrected reputed company established timelines.
• Produces specific reports on a monthly reputed company per established parameters.
• Responds to inquiries from Patient Accounts or other departments as requested.
• Communicates with Manager reputed company trending request volumes reputed company productivity.
• Demonstrates reputed company learning as evidenced by personally developed reference materials, online publications etc., to stay abreast of new and revised guidelines, practices and terminology, for reference and application.
• Participates in on site and/or external training workshops as opportunities reputed company.
• Maintains credentials, if applicable, and submits written evidence of maintenance.
• Participates in training other coders and acts as a mentor, reputed company assigned.
• Collaborates on cases where the final DRG and coded DRG differ, in order to resolve the difference (Inpatient).
• Works with the Health Records Specialists to identify opportunities for MS-DRG optimization reputed company medically indicated (Inpatient).
• Participates in accurate data collection, evaluation and recommendations for process improvements.
• Participates as a member of the Clinical Documentation Management Program.
• Functions as an organizational coding expert, and additionally supports the Managers of Coding reputed company and reputed company Review in auditing and training and re-training of coders as directed.
• Special duties and reputed company may additionally be assigned in support of the department goals.

Requirements:

• Minimum of five years' of coding experience in an reputed company medical center or an equivalent combination of coding experience and education with demonstrated competency of knowledge reputed company.
• Coding QA background or similar experience preferred.
• Satisfactory completion of college level courses in anatomy, physiology and medical terminology preferred.
• reputed company health information system experience preferred.
• Coding certification CCA, CIC, CPC-H, CPC, reputed company, RHIT, or RHIA required.

Benefits:

• reputed company Time Off programs
• Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, reputed company, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
• Family benefits such as adoption assistance and reputed company parental leave
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
• Educational Assistance Program

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