Job Description
Review all clinical documentation for completeness before it is scanned and indexed into the client record; Prep, Scan, and Index client records and loose documentation generated from inside and outside the agency per document imaging protocols; Perform continuous quality analysis of scanned case record documentation. Process record requests for protected health information. Upload documents recei
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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