Responsible for creating hospital disease and procedure indices by coding and abstracting pertinent data from inpatient acute, transitional care, acute rehab records, and all outpatient record types.
Provides diagnostic and procedural information, including MS-DRG or APR-DRG, to the Business Office so that a bill for services can be generated.
Requirements & Qualifications
Specific skills needed
- Demonstrated technical knowledge of ICD-10-CM disease coding and ICD-10-PCS procedural coding
- Thorough knowledge of anatomy and physiology
- Strong medical terminology knowledge
- Familiarity with computers and general principles of health information science preferred
- High level of professionalism and effective communication skills for interaction with physicians, physician office staff, and hospital staff
- Basic Windows and mouse skills required
- Experience using a computerized abstracting system and encoding software preferred
- Experience with encoding software and query writing software preferred
Education, experience, and training
- Minimum of two years of ICD-10-CM coding experience in an acute hospital setting
- AHIMA credential as RHIA, RHIT, or CCS required
- Preferred: High school diploma and successful completion of college courses in Medical Terminology, Anatomy and Physiology, and an AHIMA-approved coding class
Location
N/A
Employment Type
Full-time
Experience Level
Intermediate Level
Remote work allowed
Yes
Posted
1 month ago
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