Job Description
Job Description Job Description Overview Assist in maintaining residents’ medical records in accordance with facility policies and with state and federal regulations; Serve as the designated Compliance Liaison for the facility. Responsibilities Meet the physical and sensory requirements stated below and be able to work in the environment described. Exhibit positive customer service both to interna
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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