UChicago Medicine
Chicago, IL
Job Description
Be a part of a world‑class academic health‑care system at UChicago Medicine as an Inpatient Coder - Clinical Data Analyst in the Medical Records department. This is a remote, work‑from‑home opportunity and you may be based outside of the greater Chicagoland area. In this role, the Inpatient Coder - Clinical Data Analyst, under general direction, is responsible for coding and abstracting diagnoses and procedures from inpatient and outpatient medical records for optimal and timely reimbursement and quality reporting.
Essential Job Functions
Assigns ICD‑10‑CM/PCS codes and assigns DRGs for inpatient medical records accounts; assigns ICD‑10‑CM/PCS codes and CPT codes for outpatient medical record accounts
Abstracts key data elements required for billing
Reviews records for clinical pertinence
Interacts with providers for clarification of documentation/education
Abstracts and codes records for patients currently in the hospitals for interim billing purposes...