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 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 compensation and loan forgiveness to 401( k) matching and lifecycle advantages, we look after our workers. 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, abides by the company’s Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program, and adhere to all pertinent 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 repayment method for severe care coding.
  • For inpatient rehab coding, need to have understanding and technical know-how 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 associates with coding.
  • Must have a working understanding of the IGC (Impairment Group Codes) and RIC (Rehabilitation Impairment Categories) as it associates with the main medical diagnosis choice and claim repayment.
  • Performs an evaluation of medical record paperwork within CAC (computer system helped coding) or Epic to determine the proper principal/primary medical diagnosis, CC/MCC/tier, (co-morbidity/complication, significant co-morbidity/complication, tier 1, 2, 3) as these medical diagnoses effect repayment. Recognize other secondary medical diagnoses and all proper treatments.
  • Navigates Epics Doc Review, Hospital Chart or Chart Review beyond CAC when needed.
  • Utilizes 3Ms encoder resources to guarantee ideal coding precision.
  • Optimizes CAC to make sure coding performance.
  • Collaborates periodically with Clinical Documentation Specialists when there is a medical diagnosis or DRGmismatch or question chance to make sure 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 total 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 a severe 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 healthcare 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, religious beliefs, nationwide origin, gender identity, veteran status, special needs, sexual preference or any other safeguarded status.

Northwestern Memorial Healthcare