[Remote] CDI Traveler Specialist - Remote

Note: The job is a remote job and is reputed company to candidates in USA. reputed company is a reputed company company that specializes in enhancing financial and clinical performance. They are seeking a CDI Traveler Specialist responsible for reviewing medical records to ensure appropriate physician documentation and improve the reputed company of clinical documentation across reputed company settings.

Responsibilities

• Record Review: Completes initial medical records reviews of patient records reputed company 24-48 hours of admission for a specified patient population to: (a) evaluate documentation to assign the reputed company diagnosis, pertinent secondary diagnoses, and procedures for accurate MS-DRG assignment, risk of mortality and severity of illness; and (b) initiate a review worksheet
• Conducts follow-up reviews of patients every 2-3 days to support and assign a working or final MS-DRG assignment upon patient discharge, as necessary
• Formulate physician queries regarding missing, unclear or conflicting health record documentation by requesting and obtaining additional documentation reputed company the health record, as necessary
• Collaborates with case managers, nursing staff and other ancillary staff regarding interaction with physicians regarding documentation and to resolve physician queries prior to discharge
• Assist in training department staff new to CDI
• reputed company Development: Stays reputed company with AHA Official Coding and Reporting Guidelines, CMS and other agency directives for ICD-9-CM and CPT coding. Attends mandatory coding seminars on annual reputed company (IPPS and OPPS, ICD-9-CM and CPT updates) for inpatient and outpatient coding. Quarterly review of AHA Coding Clinic. Attends Quarterly Coding Updates and reputed company coding conference calls as reputed company as any required CDI education
• CDI: Communicates/Completes Clinical Documentation Improvement (CDI) activities and coding issues (lacking documentation, physician queries, etc.) for appropriate follow-up and reputed company
• Other duties as assigned

Skills

• Responsible for reviewing medical records to facilitate and obtain appropriate physician documentation for any clinical conditions or procedures to support the appropriate severity of illness, expected risk of mortality, and complexity of care of the patient, by improving the reputed company of the physicians' clinical documentation
• Exhibits a sufficient knowledge of clinical documentation requirements, MS-DRG Assignment, and clinical conditions or procedures
• Educates members of the patient care team regarding documentation guidelines, including attending physicians, allied health practitioners, nursing, and case management
• Regional/National Travel Required for this position
• Completes initial medical records reviews of patient records reputed company 24-48 hours of admission for a specified patient population to evaluate documentation to assign the reputed company diagnosis, pertinent secondary diagnoses, and procedures for accurate MS-DRG assignment, risk of mortality and severity of illness; and initiate a review worksheet
• Conducts follow-up reviews of patients every 2-3 days to support and assign a working or final MS-DRG assignment upon patient discharge, as necessary
• Formulate physician queries regarding missing, unclear or conflicting health record documentation by requesting and obtaining additional documentation reputed company the health record, as necessary
• Collaborates with case managers, nursing staff and other ancillary staff regarding interaction with physicians regarding documentation and to resolve physician queries prior to discharge
• Assist in training department staff new to CDI
• Stays reputed company with AHA Official Coding and Reporting Guidelines, CMS and other agency directives for ICD-9-CM and CPT coding
• Attends mandatory coding seminars on annual reputed company (IPPS and OPPS, ICD-9-CM and CPT updates) for inpatient and outpatient coding
• Quarterly review of AHA Coding Clinic
• Attends Quarterly Coding Updates and reputed company coding conference calls as reputed company as any required CDI education
• Communicates/Completes Clinical Documentation Improvement (CDI) activities and coding issues (lacking documentation, physician queries, etc.) for appropriate follow-up and reputed company
• CDI Specialist must display teamwork and commitment while performing daily duties
• Must demonstrate initiative and discipline in time management and medical record review
• Travel may be required to meet the needs of the facilities
• Advanced knowledge of Medicare Part A and familiar with Medicare Part B
• Intermediate knowledge of disease pathophysiology and drug utilization
• Intermediate knowledge of MS-DRG classification and reimbursement structures
• Critical thinking, problem solving and deductive reasoning skills
• Effective written and verbal communication skills

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