Benefits:

Responsibilities and Duties:

Coding: Reviews medical records for the determination of accurate assignment of all documented diagnoses and procedures. Adheres to Standards of Ethical Coding (AHIMA).
Abstracting: Reviews medical records to determine accurate required abstracting elements (facility/client-specific elements) including appropriate discharge disposition.
Coding Quality: Demonstrates ability to achieve 95% or higher accuracy and consistency in the selection of principal and secondary diagnoses (including MCC & CC) and procedures. Demonstrates ability to achieve accuracy and consistency in abstracting elements defined by per facility.
Coding Labor Productivity: Meets and/or exceeds Conifer’s coding productivity guidelines.
Professional Development: Stays current with AHA Official Coding and Reporting Guidelines, CMS, and other agency directives for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS coding. Attends mandatory coding seminars on an annual basis for inpatient coding. Quarterly review of AHA Coding Clinic. Attends Quarterly Coding Updates and all coding conference calls.
Communicates and resolves coding issues (lacking documentation, physician queries, missing documentation, second-level review, DRG reconciliation, etc.) for appropriate follow-up and resolution.

Other duties as assigned:

Responsible for assigning diagnostic and procedural codes to patient charts of moderate to high complexity using ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS or any other designated coding classification system in accordance with coding rules and regulations; while abiding by all ethical requirements.

Qualifications

Required Experience: 1-3 years of experience performing medical record coding in an acute care setting is required. CPC-A holders are encouraged to apply
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: AHIMA or AAPC approved credential

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