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Inpatient Coder 2 To be part of our organization, every employee should understand and share in the YNHHS Vision, support our Mission, and live our Values. These values - integrity, patient-centered, respect, accountability, and compassion - must guide what we do, as individuals and professionals, every day. The Inpatient Coder 2 performs activities involving moderate level inpatient coding of medical records as a mechanism for indexing clinical information used for research, utilization, appropriateness of care, compilation of statistics for hospital, regional and government reporting, and accurate reimbursement. This level of coding is expected to completely code cases of moderate complexity with lengths of stay greater than six days and continue to challenge themselves to code more complex cases with longer lengths of stay. They also support the department through a variety of project work. Responsibilities Coding Expectations - Coders are expected to perform coding...

Coding Specialist Reviews inpatient clinical documentation to determine the appropriate assignment of alpha numeric diagnosis/procedure codes and Medicare Severity Diagnosis Related Groups (MS-DRG). Data is classified for internal and external statistical reporting, research, regulatory compliance and reimbursement. Codes high dollar and more complex accounts including but not limited to, medical, surgical behavioral health, IP Rehabilitation and others. Position Responsibilities Key Areas of Responsibility Coding Applies strong knowledge of anatomy and physiology, clinical disease processes, pharmacology, and diagnostic and procedural terminology to determine the appropriate assignment of diagnosis and procedure codes for more complex accounts. Analyzes medical records using the Uniform Hospital Discharge Data Set (UHDDS), interprets documentation and assigns proper International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Edition, Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM) diagnoses...