4 him coder technician jobs found

Inpatient Coder The Inpatient Coder is responsible for accurately assigning ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS codes to inpatient medical records, ensuring compliance with coding guidelines, reimbursement policies, and corporate standards. This role supports Health Information Management (HIM) Central Services and works to review inpatient documentation, apply accurate codes, and collaborate with clinical documentation integrity (CDI) teams to optimize coding accuracy and financial integrity. Essential Functions Performs remote inpatient coding for CHS-supported hospitals, reviewing electronic medical records (EMR) and provider documentation to assign accurate diagnosis and procedure codes. Ensures compliance with ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS coding guidelines, payer-specific rules, and regulatory requirements. Submits queries to providers for documentation clarification when necessary to ensure coding specificity and clinical accuracy. Collaborates with CDI teams to ensure complete,...

Summary This position is in the Health Information Management (HIM) section at Memphis VA Medical Center. MRT (Coder) are skilled in classifying medical data from patient health records in the hospital setting, and/or physician-biased settings, such as group practices, multi-specialty clinics, and specialty centers. Responsibilities This job opportunity announcement (JOA) will be used to fill one 1) full-time and permanent Medical Records Technician (Outpatient and Inpatient Coder) vacancy(s) at the Memphis, TN Veteran Affairs Medical Center (VAMC), with Business Office Service Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Major duties may include, but are not limited to: Applies knowledge of medical record content, medical terminology, anatomy & physiology, diseases processes, and official coding guidelines to assign codes to the most basic and routine outpatient and/or inpatient professional services. Selects and assigns codes from the current versions of the International...

Summary Outpatient/Inpatient (Coder) select codes from current versions of ICD CM, PCS classification systems for inpatient facility and/or professional services. Inpatient duties consist of the performance and review of documentation within the health record to assign ICD codes for diagnosis, complications/major complications, comorbid/major comorbid conditions, surgery, and procedures for assignment of diagnosis related groups (DRG),and/or assigning CPT/HCPCS codes. Responsibilities This job opportunity announcement (JOA) will be used to fill 1 full-time and permanent Medical Records Technician (Outpatient/Inpatient Coder) vacancy(s) at the Memphis, TN Veteran Affairs Medical Center (VAMC), with Business Office Service. The technician is assigned to the Health Information Management Section (HIMS), coding/analysis unit, VAMC Memphis, TN. Outpatient/Inpatient MRTs(Coder) select and assign codes from current versions of ICD CM, PCS, and/or CPT and HCPCS classification systems for...

FLSA STATUS Non-exempt QUALIFICATIONS EDUCATION Associate’s degree or higher in a CAHIIM accredited program or additional two years of experience (in addition to the minimum experience requirements listed below) in lieu of degree EXPERIENCE One year of relevant inpatient coding experience or successful completion of the Houston Methodist Coding Apprentice Program or Outpatient to Inpatient Coder Transition Program LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS Required Must have one of the following: RHIT - Certified Health Information Technician (AHIMA) RHIA - Registered Health Information Administrator (AHIMA) CCS - Certified Coding Specialist (AHIMA) SKILLS AND ABILITIES Demonstrates the skills and competencies necessary to safely perform the assigned job, determined through on-going skills, competency assessments, and performance evaluations Sufficient proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing the English language necessary to perform the essential functions of this job,...