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Summary SUMMARY: SUMMARY: Under the direction of the department director and therapy supervisors, performs general secretarial / receptionist / clerical duties for the Rehabilitation Services Department. Insurance/reimbursement specialist to support insurance pre-checks, pre-authorizations, authorizations and re-authorizations, primarily for physical therapy and speech language pathology with back
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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