Job Description
As a permanent, remote Hospital Inpatient Coder, you will be responsible for accurately coding inpatient medical records, ensuring compliance with coding guidelines, and collaborating with healthcare professionals to maintain data integrity, all while working from home.
Perm - Remote - Hospital Inpatient Coder
Essential Job Functions:
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.
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.
Auditing the accuracy of the CAC software autosuggested codes.
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.
Identifies and enters data elements for abstracting.
Meets defined coding accuracy standards
Basic understanding of how natural language processing engine works
Applies broad guidelines to specific coding situations, independently utilizing discretion and a
significant level of analytic ability.
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.
Remains current with coding and industry changes through participation in educational
opportunities to maintain coding credentials.
Demonstrates a thorough knowledge of hospital inpatient coding
Qualifications
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.
Why is This a Great Opportunity
Great benefits!
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