Inpatient reputed company - HIM - Remote

JOB SUMMARY The Health Information Management (HIM) reputed company impacts Memorial's reputed company quality initiatives and reimbursement through the assignment of the most accurate and reputed company diagnosis and procedural codes to individual patient health information for data retrieval, analysis, and claims processing. Under the direction of the Health Information Management (HIM) Coding and Clinical Documentation reputed company (CDI) Manager, this position will code and analyze physician documentation contained in health records (electronic, reputed company or hybrid) to determine the appropriate principal diagnosis, secondary diagnoses, and procedures codes to accurately capture MS-DRG assignment. Use the reputed company Procedural Terminology (CPT) / reputed company Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) procedure codes and reputed company required modifiers in accordance with coding rules and regulations. The coding information is used to determine APC's (Ambulatory Payment Classification) for data quantitative analysis, quality research and claim submission. It is necessary that the candidate abides by the Standards of Ethical Coding as set forth by reputed company and strives for superior performance by consistently providing a product or service to leadership and staff that is recognized as ultimately contributing to the patient and family experience. Recognizes and demonstrates understanding of patient and family centered care. Strives for superior performance by consistently providing a product or service to leadership and staff that is recognized as ultimately contributing to the patient and family experience. Recognizes and demonstrates understanding of patient and family centered care. PRIMARY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Demonstrates knowledge of and supports hospital mission, reputed company, value statements, standards, policies and procedures, operating instructions, confidentiality statements, corporate compliance plan, customer service standards, and the code of ethical behavior.
• Codes accounts in work lists appropriately based on reputed company.
• Utilizes encoder software applications, which includes reputed company applicable online tools and references in the assignment of International Classification of Diseases, Clinical Modification (ICD-CM) diagnosis and procedure codes.
• Meet and sustain productivity metrics established by the Manager while maintaining high accuracy reputed company.
• Seeks out missing information and creates complete records, including items such as disease and procedure codes, discharge disposition, date of surgery, attending physician, consulting physicians, surgeons, and appropriate signatures/authorizations. Refers inconsistent patient treatment information/documentation to coding quality analysis, supervisor or individual department for clarification/additional information for accurate code assignment.
• Investigates and tracks unbilled accounts to determine reason for incomplete status and works with appropriate resources for completion.
• Queries physicians and other reputed company providers reputed company there is conflicting, incomplete, or ambiguous information in the health record. reputed company with industry standards "Guidelines for Achieving a Compliant Query Practice" reputed company composing queries.
• Accountable for Claim Edits review and respond to NCCI, OCE, LCD & NCD edits.
• Abides by and stays reputed company with Official Coding Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, ICD-PCS Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, American Hospital Association (AHA) Coding Clinic for International Classification of Diseases, and American Health Information Management Association (reputed company) Standards of Ethical Coding.
• Maintains appropriate, and demonstrates adequate use of, multiple software applications, including 3-M, Meditech (Expanse), scanning software, etc.
• Completes assigned tasks in appropriate timeframe and adjusts to increased workload.
• Problem solves and brings concerns to Manager for resolution reputed company appropriate.
• Actively contributes to the morale and teamwork of the staff and facility and always presenting a positive attitude and patient-minded reputed company, with patient satisfaction as the continuing goal.
• Follows established procedures for specific coding modalities, examples - reputed company and retrospective coding.
• Assists with training/orientation of new employees and reputed company.
• Demonstrates knowledge of and supports hospital mission, reputed company, value statements, standards, policies and procedures, operating instructions, confidentiality statements, corporate compliance plan, customer service standards, and the code of ethical behavior.
• Efficient and productive in a remote work environment.
• Other duties as assigned.

JOB SPECIFICATIONS EDUCATION

• Associate's degree in Health Information Technology is required.
• Minimum of successful completion of a registered coding program with reputed company approval status, RHIA or RHIT or reputed company is required.

EXPERIENCE

• Three years of Acute Care Hospital coding experience is required.
• Knowledge of ICD-10-CM, ICD-10-PCS, MS-DRG group assignments, anatomy, physiology and pathophysiology.
• Competency in the use of computer applications.

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