Los Alamos Medical Center

Los Alamos Medical.

  • Brentwood, TN


  • Irreversible.

  • Full-time.

Designate medical diagnosis and treatment codes utilizing the proper coding category system to show the care and services rendered to the clients in the inpatient, emergency situation department, ancillary, and outpatient surgical treatment settings. Guarantee the precise choice of the primary medical diagnosis and primary treatment, along with, 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, ICD-10- PCS, AMA CPT Assistant and Standards, and/or AHA Coding Center), AHIMA Standards of Ethical Coding and LifePoint Health Assistance Center (HSC) policies and treatments.

VITAL FUNCTIONS:

  • Designate ICD-10- CM, ICD-10- PCS, CPT and/or 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 Medical diagnosis Associated Groups (DRGs), Ambulatory Payment Classifications APC’s), the Inpatient Potential Payment System (IPPS), 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 supplementary 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 go beyond DNFC objectives while keeping great worker relations.
  • Fulfills coding efficiency requirements on a constant basis as shown by HSC requirements.
  • Sends doctor questions when explanation of paperwork is required.
  • Refers coding concerns to coding auditors, coding supervisors and/or coding leads. For those cases where the medical diagnosis is unknown, identifies the most proper 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 goes into code hold factors into abstracting system.
  • Recognizes any client type admission order disparity or discharge status disparity and deals with case supervisors and confessing to code the account with the appropriate status.
  • Utilizes independent discretion/decision making while efficiently working alone.
  • Participates in instructional 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 twenty (20) continuing education hours every year and keep 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 violations.
  • Other associated task tasks or duties as designated.

Extra Details:

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

Credentials

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

Education: Associate degree in health-related field needed. Bachelor’s degree chosen

Experience: Minimum of 8 years coding experience in a severe care medical facility setting with the capability to code all client key ins the severe care healthcare facility setting.

Accreditations: Qualified Coding Expert (CCS) or Registered Health Info Professional (RHIT) needed.

Registered Health Info Administrator (RHIA) chosen.

Licenses: N/A

Abilities and Capabilities:

  • Prospect should have exceptional organizational abilities and interaction abilities.
  • Prospect need to be skilled in making use of computer system programs and Web.
  • Prospect need to be self-motivated and have the capability to work separately

PHYSICAL AND MENTAL DEMANDS:

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

While carrying out the tasks of this task, the worker is periodically needed to sit for prolonged amount of times; utilize hands to finger, manage, or feel items, 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 qualities explained here are representative of those that a staff member might come across while carrying out the vital functions of this task. Affordable lodgings might be made to allow people with specials needs to carry out the necessary task duties.

Position is remote based.

Travel– none anticipated.

Regular organization hours are 8 a.m.– 5 p.m., Monday-Friday. Schedules might differ in accordance with organization need.

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