Northwestern Memorial Healthcare

Northwestern Memorial Healthcare

  • Palos Heights, IL
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
Company Description

At Northwestern Medicine, every client interaction makes a distinction in cultivating a favorable work environment. 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 supplying competitive advantages: from tuition compensation and loan forgiveness to 401( k) matching and lifecycle advantages, we look after our staff members. Prepared to join our mission for much better?

Job Description

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

This remote position has versatile beginning times.

The Coder 1, RHIT – MEDICAL RECORDS 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.

Responsibilities:

  • Understands coding conventions/instructions, Official Guidelines for Coding, and Reporting and Coding Clinics.
  • Has a mutual understanding of illness procedure, anatomy/physiology, pharmacology and medical terms.
  • Understands APR and MS-DRG compensation method for severe care coding.
  • For inpatient rehab coding, need to have understanding and technical proficiency of ICD-10- CM medical diagnosis coding.
  • Must have a mixed understanding of the Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, and standards particular to Inpatient Rehab Facilities.
  • Must comprehend IRF-PAI (Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Patient Assessment Instrument) standards as it connects to coding.
  • Must have a working understanding of the IGC (Impairment Group Codes) and RIC (Rehabilitation Impairment Categories) as it connects to the main medical diagnosis choice and claim compensation.
  • Performs an evaluation of medical record paperwork within CAC (computer system helped coding) or Epic to determine the suitable principal/primary medical diagnosis, CC/MCC/tier, (co-morbidity/complication, significant co-morbidity/complication, tier 1, 2, 3) as these medical diagnoses effect compensation. Determine other secondary medical diagnoses and all proper treatments.
  • Navigates Epics Doc Review, Hospital Chart or Chart Review beyond CAC when required.
  • Utilizes 3Ms encoder resources to guarantee ideal coding precision.
  • Optimizes CAC to guarantee coding effectiveness.
  • Collaborates periodically with Clinical Documentation Specialists when there is a medical diagnosis or DRGmismatch or question chance to guarantee clearness and precision of medical record paperwork.
  • Articulates reasoning for coding choices when essential, i.e. information quality audit.
  • Maintains medical diagnosis, treatment, DRG and general precision within department requirement of 95% or much better.
  • Maintains efficiency requirement within department requirement of 90% or much better

Qualifications

Required:

  • 1 year of inpatient coding experience in an intense health care or inpatient rehab setting or progressive coding experience internally. Need to have official training in PCS coding.
  • RHIA, RHIT or CCS credential.
  • AHIMA subscription

Preferred:

  • Associate’s degree in associated field.
  • 2 years of inpatient coding experience in an intense health care setting that consists of a mentor medical facility

This remote position has versatile beginning times.

Additional Information

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, faith, nationwide origin, gender identity, veteran status, special needs, sexual preference or any other safeguarded status.

Northwestern Memorial Healthcare