Full Time
La Paz Regional Hospital
Hybrid (Parker, AZ, USA)
Accountable for conversion of outpatient diagnoses and treatment procedures into codes using an international classification of diseases, and HCPCS codes based on documentation in the patient’s record, are coded accurately and in a timely manner. Complies with government, insurance regulations and with medical coding guidelines and polices that all records are coded accurately and in a timely manner. CORE FUNCTIONS
1. Reviews and validates all diagnoses/procedures stated by physician and other healthcare providers. Ensures that records are coded within 48 business hours of discharge. Notifies director whenever work is more than 48 hours behind work deadline. Meets productivity standard of assigning codes to a minimum of 25 charts per hour.
2. Partners with charting physician if diagnosis is not transcribed to assure all required documentation is presented to meet compliance accuracy in coding and severity of illness is charted and coded.
3. Codes diagnoses and...