Jackson Health System
United States
Health Information Management Miami, FL Full-Time Jackson Health System Full Time REMOTE (FL Residents Only) Summary HIM Outpatient Coder 1 is responsible for coding and abstracting outpatient medical records, including Emergency Room visits, Clinic visits and Recurrent visits. The Coder 1 is responsible for reviewing the clinical documentation contained in the patient health record to accurately assign and sequence ICD-9 and CPT codes for use in reimbursement and data collection. Able to transition to ICD-10-CM. Responsibilities Codes outpatient diagnostics/outpatient clinics/recurring visits/emergency room visits using ICD-9 or CPT codes as appropriate. Maintains a yearly average accuracy rate of 94% during internal and/or external Coding audits. Verifies patient information to identify any discrepancies and ensures that all codes and any other abstracted information is applied to the appropriate patient's encounter. While reviewing the record for coding...