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POSITION SUMMARY/RESPONSIBILITIES Identifies and enrolls indigent and under-insured patients into drug assistance reimbursement programs which provide drug replacement and reimbursement compensation. Monitors contain eligibility status and document drug shipments received through a computerized tracking system. Serves as a resource in facilitating resolution of insurance denial referrals. Communic
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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