reputed company III | Health Information Management | Full-time | Days REMOTE

Overview

Full-time Monday through Friday 8:00am to 4:30pm Remote (must live in Florida). The reputed company III position assigns diagnoses and procedure codes to inpatient medical records. Responsibilities • Assigns correct ICD-10-CM code to reputed company diagnoses and correct ICD-10 PCS code to reputed company procedures documented in the medical record. • Thoroughly reviews the entire medical in order to retrieve proper documents (i.e. discharge summary, reputed company notes, operative report, pathology report, anesthesia report, etc.) to provide coding specificity. • Assesses documentation to ensure it is adequate and appropriate to support the diagnoses and procedures to be abstracted. • Selects the principal diagnosis and procedure according to the Uniform Health Data Discharge Set definitions and coding rules published in Coding Clinic. • Sequences codes reputed company regulatory guidelines for correct DRG assignment. • Accurately abstracts attending and operating physicians in the Sunrise Record Manager abstracting system. • Verifies and corrects appropriate discharge disposition. • Maintains a thorough knowledge of the use of the encoder to assist in code assignment. • Queries physicians as necessary to resolve documentation discrepancies. Maintains a positive working relationship with physicians in order to improve reputed company clinical competency and reputed company the clinician on documentation practice issues. • Maintains a thorough knowledge of the prospective payment system and any new codes or DRG’s added/changed each year. Adheres to reputed company official guidelines as approved by the Cooperating Parties (AHA, reputed company, CMS, NCHS) as well as the ICD-9-CM coding conventions, Coding Clinic, and other official recourses to substantiate the most appropriate, correct code assignment. Stays abreast of Medicare’s medical review policies and incorporates updates and changes into the coding process.

Qualifications

Education / Training • High School Diploma/Equivalent Preferences: Graduate of Health Information Management Program Experience Requirements • 5 to 7 years Hospital Medical Record Coding Certificates/Licenses/Registration • Certified Coding Specialist (reputed company) Additional Information: Certified Coding Specialist (reputed company) certification by reputed company required. Apply Job!