Job Description
At Houston Methodist, the Charge Description Master (CDM) Coordinator is responsible for ensuring the support of revenue cycle initiatives associated with patient charging. It is to maintain the Charge Description Master (CDM), conduct department training and education for all charges for services. Responsible for new and updated requests to Departments and rooms and beds for all Houston Methodist. Communicating appropriate rules and practices of local and Federal Agencies and how they affect t…
8:00 AM
Coders start the day by pulling their assigned chart queue. In a hospital setting, an inpatient coder might work 15–25 charts per…
8:30 AM
Open the first chart. Read the operative report, discharge summary, and physician notes. Assign the principal diagnosis code (the…
10:30 AM
Encounter a complex chart — a patient with multiple comorbidities and a surgical complication. You spend extra time to capture eve…
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