About The Position
Here at Savista, we enable our clients to navigate the biggest challenges in healthcare: quality clinical care with positive patient experiences and optimal financial results. We partner with healthcare organizations to problem solve and deliver revenue cycle improvement services that enable their success, support their patients, and nurture their communities, all while living our values of Commitment, Authenticity, Respect and Excellence (CARE). Medical Coders are responsible for review and submission of 64 encounters per day or 8 per hour related to evaluation & management, procedures, testing, monitoring and hospital services daily. Must be comfortable with discussing coding and guidelines with providers in a collaborative and professional manner. This position will assist with work que evaluation and update of pending encounter status and service lines. Will work with leadership on projects for coding as needed to assist with workflows. Medical coding of Cardiology evaluation and management, Non-Invasive procedures, Remote and Pacer Monitoring, Cardiac Cath and Electrophysiology billing.
Requirements
- 3-5+ years professional coding experience in Cardiology required.
- Proficient in medical terminology, anatomy, physiology, pharmacology and pathophysiology.
- Active AAPC (American Academy of Professional Coders) COC, CPC or Active AHIMA (American Health Information Management Association) CCS at the time of hire.
- Extreme attention to detail with the ability to prioritize assignments to meet deadlines.
- Strong knowledge of EPIC, Cerner, Microsoft Office. PowerPoint and TEAMS.
- Must display excellent interpersonal and problem-solving skills with all levels of internal and external customers.
- Proficient in teaching facility guidelines.
- Maintains 95% coding accuracy rate and client's productivity standards.
- Ability to elaborate on findings and guidelines with providers on issues identified within daily workflow.
Nice To Haves
- Recent and relevant experience in an active coding production environment strongly preferred.
Responsibilities
- Coder will be required to be able to charge extract, correctly apply diagnosis, correctly apply modifiers, understand NCCI edits and other regulatory requirements.
- Coder will be in regular communication via email and messaging with the clinic staff to ensure compliant and appropriate coding.
- Maintains coding knowledge and billing regulations associated with CPT and ICD-10 codes, and modifiers.
- Review assigned CPT, HCPCS and ICD-10 diagnosis codes for accuracy prior to submission.
- Consults with Coding Managers on any edit discrepancies.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
- Complete assigned work functions utilizing appropriate resources.
- Participate in client and staff meetings, trainings, and conference calls as requested and/or required.
- Participate in continuing education activities to enhance knowledge, skills, and maintain current credentials.
- Must be able to work denials for insurance follow-up and work collaboratively with Accounts Receivable Team.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
