Job Description
Required Qualifications (as evidenced by an attached resume): Bachelor’s degree (foreign equivalent or higher) in Health Information Management, Informatics, or a related field. In lieu of a bachelor’s degree, an associate’s degree (foreign equivalent or higher) in Health Information Technology (HIT) or a related field and two (2) years of full-time experience working in medical records and/or hea
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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