Veterans Health Administration
Columbus, OH
Summary This position is in the Health Information Management (HIM) section of the Patient Business Services (PBS) at the Columbus VA Ambulatory Care Center. MRTs (Coder) are skilled in classifying medical data from patient health records in the hospital setting, and/or physician-based settings, such as physician offices, group practices, multi-specialty clinics, and specialty centers. Learn more about this agency Duties Help Assigns codes to documented patient care encounters (inpatient or outpatient) covering the full range of health care services provided by the VAACC. Applies advanced knowledge of medical terminology, anatomy & physiology, disease processes, treatment modalities, diagnostic tests, medications, procedures as well as the principles and practices of health services. Selects and assigns codes from the current version of several coding systems to include current versions of the International Classification of Diseases-Clinical Modification...