4 jobs found in Scranton, PA

Coder, Hospital Outpatient It's more than a career, it's a calling MO-REMOTE Worker Type: Regular Job Highlights: $1,000 sign on bonus available (Check with recruiter for eligibility) Qualifications: Urgent Care coding experience is required. Come join us as a Coder, Hospital Outpatient at SSM Health! Your expertise in coding will ensure that our organization maintains compliance with all coding guidelines and regulations. This is a remote position, allowing you to work from the comfort of your own home while contributing to the success of SSM Health. Remote work: This position is eligible for remote work in accordance with SSM policies. Note that remote work is not permissible in some states; Human Resources should be consulted for additional information and guidance. Candidates to reside in MO, IL, OK, or WI (additional states may be considered) Job Summary: Responsible for coding and abstracting inpatient accounts in accordance with coding guidelines. Job...

Scheduled Hours 40 Position Summary Position reviews medical record documentation to determine appropriate billing codes and necessary documentation. Job Description Primary Duties & Responsibilities: Reviews the documentation in the record to identify all pertinent facts necessary to select the comprehensive diagnoses and procedures that fully describe the patients conditions and treatment. Codes evaluation and management to appropriate CPT code and codes diagnosis to appropriate ICD-9 code. Meets with physicians to review documentation, resolve coding and secure signature of all unsigned dates of service, tagging files for follow up. Acts as lead person and assists coders with IBC staff with medical terminology and policy interpretation as required. Assists with efforts to increase physician awareness of documentation requirements. Prepares case reports and initiates follow-up for billing process. Working Conditions: Job Location/Working Conditions Normal...

Health Information Coding Specialist Health Information Coding is the transformation of verbal descriptions of diseases, injuries, and procedures into numeric or alphanumeric designations. The coding process reviews and analyzes health records to identify relevant diagnoses and procedures for distinct patient encounters. Coders are responsible for translating diagnostic and procedural phrases utilized by healthcare providers into coded form procedure codes that can be utilized for submitting claims to payers for reimbursement. A joint effort between the healthcare provider and the coder is essential to achieve complete and accurate documentation, code assignment, and reporting of diagnoses and procedures. Job Duties: Reviews the content of the medical record for hospital and professional inpatient records to identify principal diagnosis, secondary diagnoses and procedures performed that explain the reason for service being provided or the admission and patient severity and...

Description Full-time ( This is not a remote position. ) Responsible for coding and abstracting of outpatient services which include; Ancillary, Infusion Clinic charts. Keep current with ICD-10-CM, HCPCS/CPT- 4, Modifiers and coding guidelines and disposition. Minimum Requirements Ability to communicate effectively; Good organization skills, detail oriented, legible handwriting; Knowledge of medical records principles and practices, anatomy, physiology, medical terminology and classification of diagnoses and operations. Possess a heightened level of knowledge and understanding of ICD 10-CM and CPT-4 coding principles as recommended by the AHIMA coding competencies. Prior hospital coding required; CCS preferred. Knowledge of insurance regulations helpful; Data entry experience necessary; Responsible party needs to be a self-starter and good at managing time effectively.