Job Description
8am-4:30pm Monday through Friday. No weekends No holidays. Job Summary The Health Information Management (HIM) Technician is responsible for ensuring the accuracy, integrity, and accessibility of patient health records to support coding, reimbursement, physician chart completion, and regulatory compliance. This position plays a critical role in chart deficiency management, unbilled management, man
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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