About this role
Role Overview
- Review clinical documentation to assign and sequence diagnostic and procedural codes for specific patient types
- Validate APC calculations to accurately capture the diagnoses/procedures documented in the clinical record for hospitals
- Perform documentation review and assessment for accurate abstracting of clinical data
- Select and sequence ICD-10, and/or CPT/HCPCS codes for designated patient types
- Review and analyze facility records to ensure that APC assignments and/or Evaluation and Management codes accurately reflect the diagnoses/procedures
- Abstract clinical data from the record after documentation review
- Complete assigned work functions utilizing appropriate resources
- Maintain current working knowledge of ICD-10 and/or CPT/HCPCS and coding guidelines, government regulations, protocols and third-party requirements
Requirements
- Candidates must successfully pass pre-employment skills assessment
- An active AHIMA (American Health Information Association) credential including but not limited to RHIA, RHIT, CCS, CCA, or an active AAPC (American Academy of Professional Coders) credentials COC (formerly CPC-H), CCS-P, or CPC or related specialty credential
- Two years of recent and relevant hands-on coding experience
- Knowledge of medical terminology, anatomy and physiology, pharmacology, pathophysiology, as well as ICD-10 and CPT/HCPCS code sets
- Ability to consistently code at 95% threshold for quality while maintaining client-specific and/or Savista production and/or quality standards
- Proficient computer knowledge including MS Office including the ability to enter data, sort and filter excel files, (Outlook, Word, Excel)
Benefits
- Maintain strict patient and provider confidentiality in compliance with all HIPPA Guidelines
- Participate in continuing education activities to enhance knowledge, skills, and maintain current credentials