Hospital Coding Coordinator
Nemours
Wilmington, Delaware
Coordinate and manage the daily workflow of coding area of the Health Information Management Department.
To insure proper coding and abstracting of all hospital accounts according to established ICD-9-CM and CPT coding procedures and guidelines. Perform quality reviews, training of new coding staff, and other managerial duties within the Coding section of the department including the ability to code all hospital accounts.
1. Ability to read and comprehend the medical record to help identify all diagnosis, operations and procedures relevant to the current period
2. Select, assign and sequence the appropriate ICD-9-CM and CPT codes to patient´s current period of care according to established sequencing guidelines for optimal reimbursement.
3. Assign the DRG to inpatient records according to established guidelines
4. Abstract inpatient records in an accurate manner according to established procedures and guidelines.
5. Contact the appropriate health care provider if there is inadequate information on which to base code assignment; or clarify inconsistent, doubtful or non-specific information in a medical record by querying the responsible
6. Minimally code three to four inpatient charts per hour, ten outpatient surgery charts per hour, twenty emergency room charts per hour and 175 outpatient charts per day with a 99% accuracy rate.
7. Demonstrate and incorporate a working knowledge of the Epic Care System for retrieval of clinical data for coding purposes.
JOB REQUIREMENTS: Associates or some college required. Must have strong coding experience.
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