St Joseph'S/Candler
Savannah, GA, USA
Position Summary This position is responsible for final coding of inpatient accounts including acute care, mother/baby, inpatient rehab and skilled nursing. Inpatient coders follow coding conventions and guidelines to abstract, analyze and accurately assign ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes and ICD-10-PCS procedure codes. Inpatient coders are required to utilize the computer assisted coding features of the encoder to accurately group DRGs and to validate diagnoses that group to an APR-DRG. Assigns present on admission indicator codes in compliance with national quality measures. Abstracts and validates other data elements as required. Education Associates of Health Information Administration - Required Experience 1-2 Years Inpatient Coding - Required License & Certification National Certification - Required American Health Information Management Association: CCA, RHIA, RHIT, CCS American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC): CPC or CIC with...