In Patient Medical Coder

Description

• Abstracts pertinent information from patient records.

• Queries physicians (client) when code assignments are not straightforward or documentation in the record is inadequate, ambiguous, or unclear for coding purposes

• Apply appropriate coding classification standards and guidelines to medical record documentation for accurate coding

• Abides by Standards of Ethical coding as set forth by the American Health Information Management Association and adheres to official coding guidelines

• Resolve medical record documentation deficiencies though healthcare provider query and provide routine feedback to healthcare providers to correct deficiencies.

• Perform quality assessment of records, including verification of medical record documentation (both electronic and handwritten)

• Responsible for researching errors or missing documentation from medical records, to provide accurate coding processing

Additional Skills & Qualifications:

CCS required for inpatient coders

Cardiac or Spinal specialty would be a plus but most important is solid inpatient experience

AHIMA standard for productivity measure/chars coded per hour

About TEKsystems:

We're partners in transformation. We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity. We are a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 clients, including 80% of the Fortune 500, across North America, Europe and Asia. As an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services, and real-world application, we work with progressive leaders to drive change. That's the power of true partnership. TEKsystems is an Allegis Group company.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.