Job Description
Responsible for ensuring optimal and timely reimbursement by maintaining accurate client eligibility information and resolving errors before claims are filed. Work closely with clinicians to improve processes, efficiencies, and productivity. POSITION SPECIFIC DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES: Generate and complete assigned reports, adhering to established schedules and completion timelines, utilizing the
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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