Job Details

Overview

Remote Inpatient Coding Specialist (Job Number: 25018724)

Job Details

Schedule: Full Time

Shift: Days

Location: AdventHealth Orlando

The community youll be caring for: AdventHealth Orlando

• Located on a lush tropical campus, our flagship hospital, 1,368-bed AdventHealth Orlando
• Serves as the major tertiary facility for much of the Southeast, the Caribbean and South America
• AdventHealth Orlando houses one of the largest Emergency Departments and largest cardiac catheterization labs in the country
• We are already one of the busiest hospitals in the nation, providing service excellence to more than 32,000 inpatients and 125,000 outpatients each year

The role youll contribute

The Inpatient Coder is responsible for reviewing, analyzing, and interpreting clinical documentation in the medical record, applying appropriate ICD-10-CM/PCS coding conventions and MS-DRG Medicare Prospective Payment System requirements. Actively participates in outstanding customer service and accepts responsibility for maintaining relationships that are equally respectful to all.

The value youll bring to the team

• Reviews, analyzes, and interprets clinical documentation applying ICD-10 codes in accordance with ICD-10-CM rules and conventions, coding policy and procedures, requirements of Medicare/payer specifications, and official coding guidelines as outlined by governing bodies. Evaluates and considers various DRG options and optimizes them in accordance with UHDDS rules, official coding guidelines, regulatory agencies, and AH-approved policies.
• Verifies CAC codes and that assignment of diagnostic and procedure codes is based on and supported by the physicians clinical documentation contained within the record.
• Effectively communicates with physicians and allied health personnel the need for comprehensive, accurate, timely clinical documentation.
• Discusses optimization and documentation issues with appropriate physicians and clinical personnel to ensure optimal coding and reimbursement, querying physicians for the clarification of discrepancies, additional diagnoses, conditions present during the admission, on an as-needed basis.

Qualifications

• High School Grad or Equiv
• 3+ Related Experience Required
• Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA)
• Certified Billing and Coding Specialist (CBCS)