Harris Regional Hospital

POSITION SUMMARY:The Certified Professional Coder is responsible for coding diagnosis and procedures from medical records for the purpose of reimbursement, research and compliance with regulations. Ensures billing procedures are per Central Billing Office standards.Essential Job Functions:1.  Obtains patients information from providers regarding services for hospitalized patients.2.  Utilizes history and physicals, operational logs, nursing notes, and discharge summaries to generate accurate CPT, HCPCS and ICD-9CM codes.3.  Confirm information and return encounters to resident for correction for optimum reimbursement.4.  Maintains monthly lag report for program director.5.  Provides timely and accurate practice statistics on procedures productivity.6.  Participates in educational programs and in-service meetings.7.  Actively participates in Continuous Quality Improvement.8. Creates and provides physician and advance practitioners with training packets regarding E&M,...