7 coding auditor and educator jobs found in Albany

JOB SUMMARY: Audits medical record documentation and coding to extract data and determine appropriate ICD-10-CM/PCS and HCPCS codes for billing, internal and external reporting, and compliance with the Official Coding Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, payer regulations, and hospital policy. Educates physicians and clinical personnel to ensure complete documentation in the medical record and queries physicians to resolve incomplete or conflicting information to ensure compliant coding and billing practices. Educates and trains coders to ensure both a working knowledge of coding and reimbursement guidelines and successful career ladder completion, including the development of training materials and reference documents. Researches audit results, error reports, and denials and resolves by successful appeal, staff education, and correction of discrepancies. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS: Adheres to the hospital and departmental attendance and punctuality guidelines Performs all...

Department/Unit: Health Information Services Work Shift: Day (United States of America) Salary Range: $60,367.47 - $90,551.20 The Senior Hospital Coder is responsible for performing detailed coding quality audits, scheduled and random, on staff and providing thorough education and feedback, projects assigned by management, and special requests to review coding for external departments such as quality management and CDI. Responsible for monitoring and tracking trends of staff, bringing forward concerns to leadership regarding coding quality and productivity, completes duties as assigned by the Quality Manager. Demonstrate behavior that reflects integrity, shows a commitment to ethical and legal coding practices, and fosters trust in professional activities. Senior Hospital Coder may be asked to assist with denials work, including researching and writing appeal letters. These individuals are highly skilled and considered experts in medical coding. Essential Duties and...

Department/Unit: Health Information Management Work Shift: Day (United States of America) Salary Range: $55,895.80 - $83,843.71 The Professional Coder will review, analyze, and validate CPT and ICD-10 diagnosis codes and charges applied by providers to assure compliant with federal and state regulations and insurance carrier guidelines. Perform accurate and compliant coding of CPT and ICD-10 DX codes. This position is remote. Essential Duties and Responsibilities Effectively reviews, analyzes, and validates CPT, ICD-10 diagnosis codes, HCPCS, modifiers and charges applied by providers to assure compliant with federal and state regulations and insurance carrier guidelines. Perform accurate and compliant coding of CPT and ICD-10 diagnosis codes. Understands National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI) edits and relative value units as appropriate for the role. Ensure established productivity and quality standards are met. Review denials,...

Job Description: The HIM Hospital Inpatient & Same Day Surgery Coding Analyst deciphers and interprets provider documentation in the health record and assigns diagnostic information using ICD-10-CM/PCS and CPT codes for a complex range of acute care services for Intermountain Health. The caregiver provides specific coding expertise in the various fields of NCCI edits, Drugs and Biologicals, Revenue Codes, Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes, ICD-10 & CPT codes, DRGs, anatomy and physiology, pharmacology. The analyst also performs audits, provides feedback, and advanced training to clinical teams and physicians on ICD-10 and CPT coding best practices. Essential Functions Reviews and analyzes inpatient medical records for completeness, accuracy, and compliance for Same Day Surgery, Observation and Inpatient acute services at Intermountain Health. Performs coding at an advanced level of complexity for inpatient hospitals including governmental and/or...

divh2Inpatient/DRG Validation Coding Auditor/h2pThe Inpatient/DRG Validation Coding Auditor performs documentation and coding audits for all acute inpatient services for clients. Identifies coding errors, compliance, and educational opportunities, and optimizes reimbursement by ensuring that the diagnosis/procedure codes and supporting documentation accurately support the services rendered and comply with ethical coding standards/guidelines and regulatory requirements. Performs independent reviews, interprets medical records, and applies in-depth knowledge of coding principles to determine billing/coding/documentation issues and quality concerns. Demonstrates high level of expertise in researching requirements necessary to make compliant recommendations./ppHas an extensive understanding of reimbursement guidelines, specifically related to DRG (MS, APR, Tricare, etc.) payment systems./ppConducts DRG (ex. MS, APR, Tricare) coding and clinical reviews to verify the accuracy of coding,...

Datavant is a data platform company and the world's leader in health data exchange. Our vision is that every healthcare decision is powered by the right data, at the right time, in the right format. Our platform is powered by the largest, most diverse health data network in the U.S., enabling data to be secure, accessible and usable to inform better health decisions. Datavant is trusted by the world's leading life sciences companies, government agencies, and those who deliver and pay for care. By joining Datavant today, you're stepping onto a high-performing, values-driven team. Together, we're rising to the challenge of tackling some of healthcare's most complex problems with technology-forward solutions. Datavanters bring a diversity of professional, educational and life experiences to realize our bold vision for healthcare. What We're Looking For We're looking for experienced and credentialed inpatient coders to become an integral part of our team. The ideal candidate...

Become a part of our caring community and help us put health first The Inpatient Medical Coding Auditor extracts clinical information from a variety of medical records and assigns appropriate procedural terminology and medical codes (e.g., ICD-10-CM, CPT) to patient records. The Inpatient Medical Coding Auditor work assignments involve moderately complex to complex issues where the analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of variable factors. Humana is looking for an experienced medical coding auditor to review inpatient hospital claims for proper reimbursement, handle provider disputes in a result-oriented and metrics-driven environment. If you are looking to work from home, for a Fortune 100 company that focuses on the well-being of their consumers and staff, and rewards performance, then you should strongly consider the Inpatient Coding Auditor (MSDRG). The Inpatient Medical Coding Auditor contributes to overall cost reduction, by increasing the...