Job Description
Conducts coding audits to optimize diagnosis related groupings. Develops and implements coding instruction classes. Prepares coding guidelines; implements coding changes.
Job Responsibility
- Demonstrates comprehensive knowledge of coding guidelines and principals; performs coding audits for optimization.
- Demonstrates effective skills in validation; provides ad-hoc education to the coding staff.
- Able to communicate effectively with coders and CDI staff.
- Demonstrates knowledge of coding policy and procedures.
- Maintains knowledge of all current Federal and State coding guidelines; remains up-to-date on system literature from all agencies.
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Job Qualification
- Bachelor's Degree required, or equivalent combination of education and related experience.
- Current Coding credential: CER - Cert Professional Coder (CPC) OR CER - Certified Professional Coder (CCP), required. Either AHIMA CCS - Certified Coding Specialist or AAPC CPC-I - Certified Professional Coder - Inpatient, preferred.
- 1-3 years of production coding experience in an Acute Inpatient Facility setting and production Auditing experience in an Acute Inpatient Facility, preferably in a Centralized Coding environment.
*Additional Salary Detail
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