DCH Health System
Tuscaloosa, AL
Job Title Individual responsible for coding all hospital IP records for purposes of reimbursement, research, and compliance with federal regulations. Responsibilities Reviews patient's entire current medical record and assigns appropriate ICD-10-CM diagnosis and ICD-10-PCS procedure codes according to accepted coding guidelines and hospital's policies and procedures. Assigns accurate DRG to patient's record utilizing hospital encoding system. Accurately abstracts statistical data from records using hospital abstracting system in accordance with hospital policies and procedures. Attends hospital sponsored educational programs and department coding meetings. Issues queries or send charts for query to clarify diagnoses in the patient's medical record in compliance with hospital policies and guidelines. Participates in and practices lean management principles and processes. DCH Standards: Maintains performance, patient and employee satisfaction and financial standards as...