UF Health
Coder III | Health Information Management | Full-time | Days (REMOTE)
UF Health, Saint Augustine, Florida, United States, 32095
Coder III | Health Information Management | Full-time | Days (REMOTE)
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Overview Full-time Monday through Friday 8:00am to 4:30pm. Remote (must live in Florida).
The Coder III position assigns diagnoses and procedure codes to inpatient medical records.
Responsibilities
Assigns correct ICD-10-CM code to all diagnoses and correct ICD-10-PCS code to all procedures documented in the medical record.
Thoroughly reviews the entire medical record to retrieve proper documents (discharge summary, progress notes, operative report, pathology report, anesthesia report, etc.) to provide coding specificity.
Assesses documentation to ensure it is adequate and appropriate to support the diagnoses and procedures to be abstracted.
Selects the principal diagnosis and procedure according to the Uniform Hospital Discharge Data Set definitions and coding rules published in Coding Clinic.
Sequences codes within regulatory guidelines for correct DRG assignment.
Abstracts attending and operating physicians in the Sunrise Record Manager abstracting system.
Verifies and corrects appropriate discharge disposition.
Maintains knowledge of encoder use to assist in code assignment.
Queries physicians as necessary to resolve documentation discrepancies and maintain positive relationships to improve clinician documentation practice.
Maintains knowledge of the prospective payment system and updates to codes/DRGs; adheres to official guidelines (AHA, AHIMA, CMS, NCHS) and ICD-9-CM conventions; stays current with Medicare policies.
Qualifications
Education / Training: High School Diploma/Equivalent
Preferred: Graduate of Health Information Management Program
Experience: 5 to 7 years Hospital Medical Record Coding
Certifications/Licenses/Registration: Any AAPC or AHIMA Medical Coding Certification
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Overview Full-time Monday through Friday 8:00am to 4:30pm. Remote (must live in Florida).
The Coder III position assigns diagnoses and procedure codes to inpatient medical records.
Responsibilities
Assigns correct ICD-10-CM code to all diagnoses and correct ICD-10-PCS code to all procedures documented in the medical record.
Thoroughly reviews the entire medical record to retrieve proper documents (discharge summary, progress notes, operative report, pathology report, anesthesia report, etc.) to provide coding specificity.
Assesses documentation to ensure it is adequate and appropriate to support the diagnoses and procedures to be abstracted.
Selects the principal diagnosis and procedure according to the Uniform Hospital Discharge Data Set definitions and coding rules published in Coding Clinic.
Sequences codes within regulatory guidelines for correct DRG assignment.
Abstracts attending and operating physicians in the Sunrise Record Manager abstracting system.
Verifies and corrects appropriate discharge disposition.
Maintains knowledge of encoder use to assist in code assignment.
Queries physicians as necessary to resolve documentation discrepancies and maintain positive relationships to improve clinician documentation practice.
Maintains knowledge of the prospective payment system and updates to codes/DRGs; adheres to official guidelines (AHA, AHIMA, CMS, NCHS) and ICD-9-CM conventions; stays current with Medicare policies.
Qualifications
Education / Training: High School Diploma/Equivalent
Preferred: Graduate of Health Information Management Program
Experience: 5 to 7 years Hospital Medical Record Coding
Certifications/Licenses/Registration: Any AAPC or AHIMA Medical Coding Certification
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