Job Description
Job Summary: Supports the review and management of documentation by following standard instructions to retrieve, complete, correct, amend, transcribe, scan, and/or file medical records to support accurate and compliant health information management under close supervision. Supports the analysis and reporting of data by entering and gathering data for routine census and delinquency reports. Ensures
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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