Los Alamos Medical Center

Los Alamos Medical.

  • Brentwood, TN


  • Irreversible.

  • Full-time.

Designate medical diagnosis and treatment codes utilizing the suitable coding category system to show the care and services rendered to the clients in the emergency clinic, scientific ancillary and outpatient surgical treatment department settings. Make sure the precise choice of the primary medical diagnosis and treatment and all other considerable medical diagnoses and treatments. Abstract hospital-defined information from records for information collection functions. Guarantee compliance with main standards (ICD-10- CM, AHA Coding Center, AMA CPT Assistant and Standards), AHIMA Standards of Ethical Coding and LifePoint Health Assistance Center (HSC) policies and treatments.

IMPORTANT FUNCTIONS:

  • Appoint ICD-10- CM, CPT and HCPCS codes properly with a coding mistake rate of less than 5% in accordance with developed standards for compensation and analytical information.
  • Maintain quarterly minimum 95% coding precision.
  • Should recognize with Ambulatory Payment Classifications (APC’s), the Outpatient Potential Payment System (OPPS), National Correct Coding Effort standards, Regional and Nationwide Protection Choices and other medical necessity/compliance standards for billing and coding.
  • Follows department workflow for service type to consist of resolving compliance evaluations. Contacts doctors and/or secondary departments when extra info is required to precisely code the record.
  • Focuses on coding functions to ensure records are coded within center specified variety of days from discharge. Collaborates with the group to keep and surpass DNFC objectives while preserving excellent worker relations.
  • Satisfies coding efficiency requirements on a constant basis as shown by HSC requirements.
  • Sends doctor questions when explanation of documents is required.
  • Refers coding concerns to coding auditors, coding supervisors and/or coding leads. For those cases where the medical diagnosis is odd, figures out the most suitable medical diagnosis after a comprehensive evaluation of the medical record and queries the doctor.
  • Reduces pending accounts with prompt follow up. Daily evaluation and reaction to Workplace holds.
  • Precisely gets in code hold factors into abstracting system.
  • Determines any client type admission order disparity or discharge status inconsistency and deals with case supervisors and confessing to code the account with the proper status.
  • Might offer codes to Admitting, Workplace, Outpatient Clinics and numerous health center departments upon demand.
  • Help others with duties and changes work schedule to fulfill department requirements.
  • Utilizes independent discretion/decision making while efficiently working alone.
  • Participates in needed academic webinars, teleconference, other coding workshops, and takes part in all official and casual coding conversations. Total all appointed compliance courses within assigned time period.
  • Maintain a minimum of fifteen (15) continuing education hours every year and preserve needed qualifications.
  • Complies with AHIMA’s Code of Ethics and Standards of Ethical Coding, LifePoint Participation Policy and guarantees patient/employee personal privacy and self-respect by preserving privacy without any offenses.
  • Other associated task tasks or obligations as appointed.

Extra Details:

Access to and/or deals with delicate and/or secret information.

Certifications

UNDERSTANDING, ABILITIES & CAPABILITIES: The requirements noted below are representative of the understanding, abilities and/or capabilities needed.

Education: Associate degree in health-related field chosen.

Experience: Minimum of 2 years coding experience in an intense care health center setting.

Accreditations: Qualified Coding Partner (CCA) or Licensed Expert Coder (CPC) chosen.

Qualified Coding Expert (CCS) or Registered Health Info Specialist (RHIT) chosen.

Licenses: N/A

Abilities and Capabilities:

  • Prospect should have outstanding organizational abilities and interaction abilities.
  • Prospect should be skilled in using computer system programs and Web.
  • Prospect need to be self-motivated and have the capability to work individually.

PHYSICAL AND MENTAL DEMANDS:

The physical needs explained here are representative of those that need to be satisfied by a staff member to effectively carry out the important functions of this task. Affordable lodgings might be made to allow people with specials needs to carry out the vital task duties.

While carrying out the tasks of this task, the worker is periodically needed to sit for prolonged time periods; utilize hands to finger, manage, or feel things, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; talk or hear; taste or odor. Repeated movement of upper body needed for extended usage of computer system. Needed particular vision capabilities consist of close vision, range vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth understanding, and the capability to change focus.

WORKPLACE AND TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS:

Workplace attributes explained here are representative of those that a staff member might come across while carrying out the necessary functions of this task. Sensible lodgings might be made to allow people with specials needs to carry out the necessary task duties.

Position is remote based.

Travel– none anticipated.

Typical service hours are 8 a.m.– 5 p.m., Monday-Friday. Schedules might differ in accordance with company requirement.

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