Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System
Baton Rouge, LA, USA
Job Description Performs designated abstracting and coding functions as specified. Assigns diagnostic and procedure codes to inpatient records. Completes data abstract in 3M for each record coded. Ensures records are accurately and completely coded according to hospital approved standards. Reports to the Coding Supervisor of Health Information Management (HIM). Responsibilities Reviews patient's entire current medical record and assigns appropriate code. Determines the sequence of diagnoses according to uniform hospital discharge data. Reviews all surgical and designated diagnostic procedures and assigns appropriate procedure codes. Requests diagnoses from physicians when not recorded on discharge, if information is incomplete, or if information is ambiguous. Abstracts required data items into the medical record abstract system, and ensures data coming from the AS400 is accurate. Ensures the coding is compliant with CMS, AHA, AMA, DHHS and other governing agency requirements....