Intermountain Healthcare

Medical Record Coder Analyzes, codes, abstracts, and compiles medical records of patients of health care delivery system to document patient condition and treatment by performing the following duties: Essential Duties and Responsibilities Abstracts and codes diagnoses, operations, and procedures from health records by using appropriate classification systems, standards, and procedures. Prepares statistical reports required by applicable legal, accrediting, and/or licensing regulations and office policy. Assigns patient severity of illness index ratings, supplemental codes, and other data as necessary. Compiles information and data from health records and computer systems for use in the evaluation of quality of care and utilization review. Monitors completion of medical records in accordance with time standards. Audits incomplete records and prepares reports on delinquencies. Confers with doctors, nurses, and other health personnel to assure complete, current, and accurate...

Coding Specialist The purpose of this position is to assign ICD-9-CM diagnosis and procedure codes with the appropriate DRG assignment for inpatient encounters, ICD-9-CM diagnosis and procedure codes, CPT-4 procedure codes, and APC assignment for outpatient encounters. This is to ensure a valid database used for research, reporting, quality improvement activities, reduce days not final billed (DNFB), and appropriate reimbursement. Scope 1. Assigns ICD, CPT and HCPCS coding classifications based on clinical documentation and/or physician orders. Utilizes appropriate tools, resources and guidelines to determine codes and assigns first listed diagnosis and secondary diagnoses. Obtains clarification from physicians, clinical departments and others on documentation questions, as needed. Performs coding at an advanced level of coding complexity. Codes complex diagnoses, CPT and assigns modifiers for multiple facilities. Codes combinations of outpatient hospital charts. 2. Maintains...