Sarasota Memorial Hospital
New York, NY, USA
Job Summary Assigns appropriate ICD and CPT codes for reimbursement and statistical purposes. Follows ICD, CPT, CMS, and other regulatory coding guidelines. Abstracts clinical information from medical records for complete and accurate statistical documentation.
Essential Functions Reviews and interprets medical documentation to accurately assign ICD and CPT codes for facility or professional reimbursement and statistical purposes.
Abstracts information into computer for reimbursement and statistical purposes.
Researches and stays current with trends in healthcare coding and compliance.
Keeps department manager up to date with any coding or documentation issues.
Must work independently and collaboratively to support the achievement of department People, Quality, Finance, and Service goals as well as organizational goals.
Duties & Responsibilities Works as a team with physicians, coding staff and other hospital personnel to ensure proper and accurate code assignment and...