Inpatient Coding Specialist - Nashville, United States - Daydreamer Outsourcing

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    About the job Inpatient Coding Specialist - REMOTE

    Top Client in need of an Inpatient Coder for Acute careJob Summary

    As a Coding Integrity Specialist III 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 CIS III 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
    Job Qualifications
    • Undergraduate (Associate's or Bachelor's) degree in HIM/HIT preferred
    • A minimum of 1 year of acute care hospital inpatient coding is required with 3 years preferred.
    • Coding Technical Skills - ICD-10-CM, ICD-10-PCS, MS-DRGs, APR DRGs, and POA Assignment.
    • Will be required to audit as well
    • RHIT, RHIA, or CCS required
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