Northwestern Medecine

Northwestern Medecine.

  • Winfield, IL


  • Long-term.

  • Part-time.

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Outpatient Coder II, HB Coding, Remote, Part Time Location Winfield, Illinois Business Unit Northwestern Medicine Corporate Job REQID 27811 Job Function Health Information Management Shift Day Job (1st)

At Northwestern Medicine, every client interaction makes a distinction in cultivating a favorable office. This patient-first technique is what sets us apart as a leader in the health care market. As an essential part of our group, you’ll have the chance to join our mission for much better health care, no matter where you work within the Northwestern Medicine system. At Northwestern Medicine, we pride ourselves on offering competitive advantages: from tuition repayment and loan forgiveness to 401( k) matching and lifecycle advantages, we look after our workers. Prepared to join our mission for much better?

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Work Remote from Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin, Missouri, and Indiana *

The Outpatient Coder II shows the objective, vision, and worths of NM, sticks to the company’s Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program, and adhere to all appropriate policies, treatments, standards and all other regulative and accreditation requirements.

The Outpatient Coder IIis the coding and repayment professional with ICD-10- CM medical diagnosis coding, HCPCS and CPT codes and modifiers. The focus is on complex outpatient encounters that consist of Observation stays, Same Day Surgery, Surgery Center, and Outpatient in a bed. This position must have more extensive understanding of illness procedure, A&P and pharmacology as it associates with the whole body system for precise coding and repayment, along with broadened understanding with HCPCS, Level I, II Chargemaster and CPT soft codes with authorized center modifiers to deal with NCCI Edits. The Coder II must likewise have the understanding and know-how of the Coder Associate and Coder I.

Responsibilities:

  • Utilizes technical coding competence to designate suitable ICD-10- CM and CPT-4 codes to outpatient go to types. Evaluations the medical record completely, using all offered paperwork to code suitable medical diagnoses and treatments
  • Interprets health record paperwork utilizing understanding of anatomy, physiology, medical illness procedure, pharmacology, and medical terms to report suitable medical diagnoses and/or treatments.
  • Sends suitable doctor questions when needed for paperwork explanation. Follows Coding Clinic for HCPCs, CPT Assistant, and translates coding conventions and educational notes to choose proper medical diagnoses and treatments with a minimum of 95% precision
  • Broad focus of anatomy on whole body system
  • Provides technical knowledge to examine system associated modifications and takes part in screening of software application adjustments. Recognizes chances to boost CAC (computer system helped coding), i.e. informing IT intermediary of files submitting to Default folder, inaccurate system designated codes, and so on
  • Resolves NCCI Edits with authorized healthcare facility modifiers
  • Utilizes 3M Encoder resources to make sure optimum coding precision
  • Articulates reasoning for coding choices when needed, ie. Triggered by outcomes of information quality audit
  • Meets developed minimum coding efficiency (90%) and quality requirements (95%) for each outpatient encounter type

Qualifications

Required:

  • Credentialed by the AHIMA (American Health Information Management Association). CE requirement to stay credentialed is 20-30 CE’s every 2 years
  • 3-4 years of coding experience in an intense health care setting
  • RHIT, RHIA or CCS credentialed
  • Ability to deal with very little guidance

Preferred:

  • Bachelor’s degree in associated field
  • 4 years of coding experience in a severe health care setting

Equal Opportunity

Northwestern Medicine is an affirmative action/equal chance company and does not discriminate in employing or work on the basis of age, sex, race, color, religious beliefs, nationwide origin, gender identity, veteran status, impairment, sexual preference or any other safeguarded status.

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