Coder-Inpatient

White River Health System Inc • Batesville, AR

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About The Position

The Coder-Inpatient position involves performing inpatient medical record coding with a focus on accuracy and adherence to established guidelines. The role requires identifying significant diagnoses and procedures, determining principal diagnoses and procedures for hospitalizations, and assigning correct classification codes. The coder must maintain productivity standards and engage in ongoing education and training related to coding specialties.

Requirements

• Ability to accurately identify significant diagnoses and procedures.
• Knowledge of AHIMA guidelines for coding.
• Experience in coding inpatient medical records.
• Commitment to ongoing education and adherence to coding guidelines and ethics.

Responsibilities

• Perform Inpatient Medical Record Coding.
• Identify significant diagnoses and procedures and determine the principal diagnosis and procedure for each hospitalization accurately 95-100% of the time.
• Assign correct classification codes for identified diagnoses and procedures accurately 95-100% of the time.
• Sequence all procedures performed according to the established AHIMA guidelines.
• Code all inpatient medical records as documented on the daily worklists.
• Maintain AR daily productivity.
• Code all IP records with a minimum of 2 charts per hour.
• Achieve coding within 4-7 days from discharge date.
• Maintain ongoing continuing education and training as available.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees