2 jobs found in Ithaca

Job Description Job Description Job Title: Health Information Coder Department: Health Information Management Reports To: HIM Coding Manager Job Summary: The Coding Team Leader is responsible coding quality and education for Health Information Management department. The team leader will also be responsible for daily monitoring of all coding edits, denials, and billing holds (DNFC/DNFB). Actively involved in the dissemination of coding requirements and updates to appropriate stakeholders; works closely with the Revenue Cycle Department to understand reasons for denials, root cause analysis, and feedback to providers; develops and implements coding training plans for the organization, including preparation and delivery of training, to improve the accuracy, integrity and quality of patient data, and to improve the quality of provider documentation within the body of the medical record to support code assignment. Job Responsibilities include: * - Assign codes to diagnoses and...

Job Description * Activities related to abstraction and charge submission of professional services. * Conducts special reviews of medical records as needed by the Coding Department. * Reviews documentation to ensure accurate coding of procedures and diagnoses in accordance with ICD-9-CM/ICD-10-CM and CPT manuals. * Initiates measures to bring documentation into compliance under the Coding Manager's direction. * Establishes and implements procedures to facilitate appropriate charge submission for inpatient/outpatient services, maintaining a 95% accuracy score in charges submitted as monitored by the Coding Manager. * Establishes and maintains a system to track and analyze everyday workflow. * Assures all charges have been entered by performing monthly reviews to compare scheduled visits/procedures with charges entered. * Performs ongoing medical record review, using documentation guidelines, to evaluate overall quality and completeness of documentation. * Serves as a resource to...