Job Description
Job Description: Shift/Schedule: Onsite, M-F 8am-4:30pm. This position processes health information under the direction of the HIM Director or designated supervisor. This position is responsible for coordinating physician medical record completion and the quantitative analysis of all medical record patient types based upon standards established by Title 22, CIHQ, Conditions of Participation and
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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