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Concurrent Inpatient Coder Wanted!
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Altegra Health leads the U.S. healthcare industry with business & technology solutions that improve health plan performance by aligning member health status, benefits & accurate reimbursement in the following areas:
Risk Adjustment Reimbursement & Advisory Services
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In an age where attention to detail countsproviders, health plans & healthcare facilities trust our 1,100+ employees for comprehensive solutions that add value to their bottom line.
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Job Title: Concurrent Inpatient Coder - Onsite
This is a fulltime, contract-to-hire position that will be based near Tempe, reporting to the Staffing Department of the Reimbursement and Advisory Services Division of Altegra Health. Travel candidates will be considered if they are willing to relocate locally to the client, upon permanent hire offer. The Concurrent Inpatient Coder will have the following responsibilities:
Responsibilities:
· Performs and facilitates concurrent inpatient coding in order to establish a working DRG.
· Reviews and codes accounts that need Concurrent Coding and DRG assignment. Concurrently reviews patient charts and assigns appropriate codes to diagnoses and procedures, in order to establish a working DRG.
· Concurrently reviews and manages the most complex coding cases.
· Ensures high quality documentation that is thorough, accurate and complete to ensure accurate reimbursement capture.
· Contacts and works with physicians as needed for clarification of details of disease process or clarification of documentation to ensure correct coding. Expedites charts as necessary to obtain additional physician documentation.
· Assists in obtaining required Present on Admissions documentation.
· Concurrently reviews health records, identifies key clinical data elements within the record, and translate this data from verbal description of disease, injuries and procedures into numerical designations, applying ICD coding systems.
· Audits for documentation opportunities and queries clinical staff with CDI to fill in any gaps, clarify confusing, incomplete or conflicting information and obtain any needed additional documentation in real time.
· Works closely with Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialist and clinicians to capture accurate documentation.
· Enters findings of concurrent coding reviews into CDI Software application.
· Ensures coding compliance and acts as technical resource, resolves issues, educates and works closely with Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialist.
· Identifies areas of documentation improvement for both ICD9 and ICD10 coding standards.
Qualifications:
· Certification: This position requires a Certified Coding Specialist (CCS), Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT), or Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA).
· Must have high school diploma or GED.
· Must have three years of continuous hospital experience in inpatient coding.
Altegra Health is committed to building a highly diverse, best-in-class workforce at all levels of the organization. We strive to attract and retain exceptional individuals regardless of their sex, race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status or other characteristic unrelated to the skills and abilities required for job performance.
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