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Job Description
A Perm - Remote - Hospital Inpatient Coder job description would outline the duties of a permanent, remote employee responsible for accurately coding medical records from hospital inpatient stays, ensuring compliance with coding guidelines, and collaborating with healthcare professionals to maintain data integrity, all while working from home. This includes assigning ICD-10-CM/PCS codes, reviewing medical records, and maintaining a high level of accuracy.
Perm - Remote - Hospital Inpatient Coder
Assign ICD10CM and PCS codes to hospital inpatient visits
Reviews and analyzes the content of medical records and the autosuggested computer assisted codes (CAC) for the appropriate assignment of ICD diagnosis/procedure codes, present on admission indicators, hierarchical condition categories, complication and comorbidities in the proper sequence in accordance with official coding resources resulting in an accurate DRG assignment.
Meets 95% accuracy rate in audits
Maintains productivity of 2.75 charts per hour after release from training period.
Data Analysis- Hospital Inpatient Coding
Accurately reviews and codes patient records in the following clinical areas: hospital inpatient
services.
- Data Analysis- Hospital Inpatient Coding
Reviews and analyzes the content of medical records and the autosuggested computer assisted
codes (CAC) for the appropriate assignment of ICD diagnosis/procedure codes, present on
admission indicators, hierarchical condition categories, complication and comorbidities in the
proper sequence in accordance with official coding resources resulting in an accurate DRG
assignment.
- Specialized Audit
Auditing the accuracy of the CAC software autosuggested codes.
- Clinical Documentation Analysis 5
Reviews clinical documentation to validate accurate representation of the patient's clinical picture,
treatment, and diagnoses. Identifies when documentation relevant to the coding process is
missing, lacks specificity or is inconsistent and take steps to obtain the documentation.
- Abstracting Data
Identifies and enters data elements for abstracting.
- Coding Accuracy
Meets defined coding accuracy standards
- Coding Productivity Meets defined coding productivity standards
- Advanced Information Technology
Basic understanding of how natural language processing engine works
- Subject Matter Expert- Coding
Applies broad guidelines to specific coding situations, independently utilizing discretion and a
significant level of analytic ability.
- Subject Matter Expert- Coding
Understands how diagnosis and procedure codes, and reimbursement methodologies are used to
determine reimbursement, public reporting of outcomes, quality of patient care, financial
modeling, strategic planning, and marketing.
- Subject Matter Expert- Coding
Remains current with coding and industry changes through participation in educational
opportunities to maintain coding credentials.
- Subject Matter Expert- Hospital Inpatient Coding
Demonstrates a thorough knowledge of hospital inpatient coding
Qualifications
- Must Have Skills/Experience:
- Will NOT Consider candidates whose inpatient coding experience is not clearly stated on resume.
We need inpatient facility coders who code for hospital reimbursement. A key difference is that Profee Coders use CPT codes for reporting services or procedures performed by physicians, whereas we use ICD-10 PCS codes.
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2 years acute inpatient coding experience
- Certified Coding Specialist credential (CCS)
- or
- Registered Health Information Technologist (RHIT)
- or
- Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA)
- Preferred Skillset/Experience:
- Associate’s degree in Health Information Management
- Bachelor’s degree in Health Information Management
Why is This a Great Opportunity
Great benefits!
OOJ - 35713
