*100% REMOTE Inpatient Coder *
*Schedule: Monday- Friday - flex schedule *
*Location: 100% REMOTE (MUST provide your own laptop & have reliable internet) *
* must be located in either MD, PA, VA, WV
*Skills & Qualifications:*
** Formal working knowledge equivalent to an Associate's degree (2 years college) in HIM, HIT or related field*
** 1-3 years of relevant coding experience*
** CCS, CCS-P, COC, CPC, RHIT, or RHIA required.
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** Must complete 70 charts per day with a 98% accuracy.
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*Description:*
* Reviews medical records to determine the physician's diagnosis/procedures for the patient and assigns ICD-10CM/PCS codes to those diagnoses/procedures.
* Reviews the entire medical record for codable information.
* Writes queries as appropriate and adheres to the query policy.
* Follows-up on queries and updates coding and the query as appropriate and in a timely manner.
* Assigns the appropriate APR/DRG.
* Abstracts predetermined information from inpatient, day surg, ER, and outpatient records and enters that information on to the medical record abstract
* Enters appropriate information on the abstract as determined by departmental policy.
* Completes and releases to billing abstracts that are ready to be billed
* Prepares and submits a properly completed management report to the Manager weekly.
* Works with Clinical Documentation Specialists to develop a good working team
* Communicates about queries and query responses.
Uses CDI as a resource for clinical information.
* Ensures that emails, audits, queries and reports are processed timely.
* Researches to ensure that records are coded, grouped and abstracted properly.
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