Job Description
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Reviews, analyzes, and interprets provider documentation with regards to procedure and diagnosis code selection. Performs audits of provider coding and documentation to make recommendations for improvements and enhancements. Maintains a close working relationship with assigned providers and medical office, frequently querying the provider when coding discrepan
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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