4 professional coding auditor and educator jobs found in New Haven, CT

Inpatient/DRG Validation Coding Auditor The 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. Has an extensive understanding of reimbursement guidelines, specifically related to DRG (MS, APR, Tricare, etc.) payment systems. Conducts DRG (ex. MS, APR, Tricare) coding and clinical reviews to verify the accuracy of coding, DRG...

Job Title: Lead Inpatient Coder How would you like to work in a place where your contributions and ideas are valued? A place where you can serve with compassion, pursue excellence and honor every voice? At Wellstar, our mission is simple, yet powerful: to enhance the health and well-being of every person we serve. We are proud to have become a shining example of what's possible when the brightest professionals dedicate themselves to making a difference in the healthcare industry, and in people's lives. The Lead Inpatient Coder serves as a key expert in ICD-10-CM, ICD-10-PCS, and DRG assignment, providing specialized knowledge and guidance to the Inpatient Coding team. This role is responsible for addressing complex coding questions, reviewing, and resolving external audit findings, and contributing to coding improvement initiatives. Additionally, the Lead Inpatient Coder plays a critical role in delivering ongoing education and training to the coding team, helping to minimize...

Op Senior Coder 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. Reporting to the Supervisor of Outpatient Coding, the OP Senior Coder is a vital multifaceted role within the Outpatient Coding Department. This position provides support to the Outpatient Coding Department as a OP coding subject matter expert, educator, QA reviewer, and also focuses daily efforts on A/R management and oversight. Additionally, this person works with partner departments to problem solve issues and streamline processes. The OP Senior Coder is also required to mentor other team members and prepare them for the role of OP Senior Coder. The OP Senior Coder possesses a strong level of OP clinical coding expertise, and has the ability to handle multiple priorities....

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...