Job Description

To perform the functions of contractual allowances reimbursement cost reporting revenue budgeting and special projects. To implement changes resulting from research of laws and regulations issued by Medicare Medicaid and other third party payers. To prepare monthly analyses related to allowances for contractual adjustments and bad debts as well as cost report settlements receivable (payable). To p

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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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