Job Description
The Director of Payor Strategy is a leadership role responsible for developing, directing and executing managed care payor contracts to optimize reimbursement, enhance payor relationships, and support overall financial and operational goals. This individual helps lead negotiations for Commercial, Medicare and Medicaid lines of business for hospitals, physicians and ancillary providers, ensuring al
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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