HIM Coder Contractor

ACCESS Community Health Network•Chicago, IL

1d•Remote

About The Position

This position is responsible for the review of documentation and provider-assigned procedure and diagnosis coding with modification of such coding as necessary. This responsibility includes inpatient and outpatient evaluation and management services as well as office-based and hospital-based procedural services. This position is responsible for recognizing patterns of documentation and coding inadequacies and errors and reporting them to the HIM Manager for development of remedial action planning.

Requirements

High School or GED required.
One or more certifications (CPC, CPC-P, CCS-P) with the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) or the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) required
Minimum six (6) months professional component coding experience required
Minimum one (1) year experience working within an electronic health record system
Keyboarding skills required
Intermediate proficiency with Microsoft Office applications

Nice To Haves

Associate degree preferred
one year with an FQHC provider preferred
Epic preferred

Responsibilities

Works within assigned work queues, responding to established system edits and assigning medical codes and/or modifiers per established productivity and accuracy standards.
Maintains effective and respectful relationships with all ACCESS employees, including appropriate types of communication to keep colleagues informed, lines of reporting and communication, and the need to act upon information promptly.
Identifies and interprets payer guidelines for the coding and submission of claims and collaborates with HIM manager for clarification when necessary.
Accurately codes charges, according to payer guidelines, with a goal of submitting clean claims to all payers.
Resolves coding-related issues with patients and payers.
Follows direction from HIM manager for communication with providers on documentation/coding issues.
Assists with the training of coders.
Assists with auditing and education.
Performs other duties as assigned.