Coder Physician

Omega Healthcare Management Services•Boca Raton, FL

6d•Remote

About The Position

Responsible for abstracting, coding, sequencing and interpreting the clinical information from inpatient, outpatient, emergency department, pro fee, and clinical medical records. Responsible for the assignment of correct principal diagnoses, secondary diagnoses and principal procedure and secondary procedure codes with attention to accurate sequencing. Utilizes technical coding principals and DRG/APC reimbursement expertise to assign appropriate codes. Abstracts and codes pertinent medical data into multiple software programs and/or encoders. Follows official coding guidelines to review and analyze health records. Maintains compliance with both external regulatory and accreditation requirements, and with State and Federal regulations. Extracts pertinent data from the patient’s health record and determines appropriate coding for reports and billing documents. Identifies codes for reporting medical services, procedures performed by physicians. Enters codes into various computer systems dependent upon the various clients. Track and document productivity in specified systems, maintain productivity levels as defined by the client. Maintain 95% quality rating. Perform duties in compliance with Company’s policies and procedures, including but not limited to those related to HIPAA and compliance.

Requirements

Successful completion of an AAPC or AHIMA-approved Coding Certificate Program.
A minimum of two to four years of current production coding experience in both acute care and profee.
Active coding credential.
Previous Critical Care coding experience.
Former GI coding experience required.

Nice To Haves

Demonstrate ability to work in all work types and specialties.
Demonstrate ability to self-motivate, set goals, and meet deadlines.
Demonstrate leadership, mentoring, and interpersonal skills.
Demonstrate excellent presentation, verbal, and written communication skills.
Ability to develop and maintain relationships with key business partners by building personal credibility and trust.
Maintain courteous and professional working relationships with employees at all levels of the organization.
Demonstrate excellent analytical, critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
Skill in operating a personal computer and utilizing a variety of software applications.
Knowledge of coding convention and rules established by the AHIMA, American Medical Association (AMA), the American Hospital Association (AHA) and the Center for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), for assignment of diagnostic and surgical procedural codes.
Knowledge of JCAHO, coding compliance and HIPAA HITECH standards affecting medical records and the impact on reimbursement and accreditation.
Preference for multi-specialty surgical background, especially in Neurosurgery, Urology & Orthopedics.
Preference for multi-specialty surgical coding experience including Neurosurgery, Urology, Orthopaedics, Cardiothoracic, Vascular, Gastroenterology, Colorectal, Oral, General Surgery.

Responsibilities

Abstracting, coding, sequencing and interpreting clinical information from inpatient, outpatient, emergency department, pro fee, and clinical medical records.
Assigning correct principal diagnoses, secondary diagnoses, principal procedure, and secondary procedure codes with attention to accurate sequencing.
Utilizing technical coding principals and DRG/APC reimbursement expertise to assign appropriate codes.
Abstracting and coding pertinent medical data into multiple software programs and/or encoders.
Following official coding guidelines to review and analyze health records.
Maintaining compliance with external regulatory and accreditation requirements, and with State and Federal regulations.
Extracting pertinent data from the patient’s health record and determining appropriate coding for reports and billing documents.
Identifying codes for reporting medical services and procedures performed by physicians.
Entering codes into various computer systems dependent upon the various clients.
Tracking and documenting productivity in specified systems, maintaining productivity levels as defined by the client.
Maintaining a 95% quality rating.
Performing duties in compliance with Company’s policies and procedures, including but not limited to those related to HIPAA and compliance.
Responsible for abstracting, coding, and appropriately sequencing ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes and CPT codes and modifiers for Profee Vascular.
Training and auditing may be included in this role.
Responsible for the assignment of correct initial diagnosis and procedure codes, secondary diagnosis and procedure codes, and modifiers.
Maintaining a 95% quality score for Profee Vascular.