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Job Summary:
As a Coding Integrity Specialist Work from home, you will review and evaluate hospital inpatient medical record documentation to assign, sequence, edit and/or validate the appropriate ICD-10-CM and ICD-10- PCS codes.
A Coding Integrity Specialist performs coding and/or code/DRG validation across multiple entities by applying all appropriate coding guidelines and criteria for code selections.
Responsibilities:
Requirements:
As a Coding Integrity Specialist Work from home, you will review and evaluate hospital inpatient medical record documentation to assign, sequence, edit and/or validate the appropriate ICD-10-CM and ICD-10- PCS codes.
A Coding Integrity Specialist performs coding and/or code/DRG validation across multiple entities by applying all appropriate coding guidelines and criteria for code selections.
Responsibilities:
- Assign, sequence, validate, and/or edit codes/DRGs and abstracted data (e.g., physician, discharge disposition, query tracking) for inpatient records for multiple facilities using ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS.
- Maintain or exceed established accuracy standards.
- Maintain or exceed established productivity standards.
- Utilize the complete patient medical record documentation in code/DRG assignment, validation, and/or editing of codes/DRGs.
- Competitive salary
- Direct Deposit
- Employee discount program
- Paid time off
Requirements:
- Undergraduate (Associate's or Bachelor's) degree in HIM/HIT preferred.
- Minimum 1 year of acute care hospital Inpatient Coding required - 3 years preferred.
- Coding Technical Skills - ICD-10-CM, ICD-10-PCS, MS-DRGs, APR DRGs, and POA Assignment.
- RHIT, RHIA or CCS preferred.
- Must be disciplined, must be able to meet metrics.
