US Veterans Health Administration
Augusta, GA, USA
Duties Coders perform inpatient coding duties. Abstracting medical record data and assigning codes using current clinical classification systems appropriate for the type of care provided. Assigning codes to documented patient care encounters covering the full range of health care services provided by the CNVAMC. Performing a comprehensive review of the patient health record to abstract medical, surgical, ancillary, demographic, social, and administrative data to ensure complete data capture Assisting facility staff with documentation requirements to completely and accurately reflect the patient care provided; provides technical support in the areas of regulations and policy, coding requirements, resident supervision, reimbursement, workload, accepted nomenclature, and proper sequencing. Ensures provider documentation is complete and supports the diagnoses and procedures coded. Utilizing the facility computer system and software applications to...