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Coder Job Description:
Remote Certified Coders review medical records and apply appropriate ICD–10-CM diagnostic codes and Change Healthcare Flagged Event. Codes must meet Change Healthcare QA standards (following both Official Coding Guidelines and Risk Adjustment Guidelines).
Responsibilities:
- Assign appropriate ICD–10-CM codes, mapping to risk adjustment models as applicable.
- Assign Change Healthcare Flagged Event codes when documentation in the record is inadequate, ambiguous, or otherwise unclear for medical coding purposes.
- Remain current on diagnosis coding guidelines and risk adjustment reimbursement reporting requirements.
- Check chart assignments every day and accurately report all hours worked on a weekly basis.
- Maintain quality and production standards required by the company.
- Report work-related concerns to assigned Coder Advocate and, if not adequately addressed, to Sr.
Manager of Clinical Operations.
- Comply with the Standards of Ethical Coding as set forth by the American Health Information Management Association and adhere to official coding guidelines.
- Comply with HIPAA laws and regulations.
- Participate in testing and training as required by the Company.
Qualifications:
- Active certified coder certification through AHIMA or AAPC required (CRC, CPC, CCS - P). CCA, CPC-A are not accepted.
- At least two years of experience as a certified coder is required.
- At least one year of risk adjustment experience is required.
- Extensive knowledge of ICD-10-CM outpatient diagnosis coding guidelines (knowledge and demonstrated understanding of Risk Adjustment coding and data validation requirements is highly preferred);
- Ability to code using an ICD-10-CM codebook (without using an encoder);
- Strong clinical knowledge related to chronic illness diagnosis, treatment, and management;
- Reliability and a commitment to meeting tight deadlines (24-hour turnaround time on all assigned charts);
- Personal discipline to work remotely without direct supervision;
- Exemplary attention to detail and completeness-all medical coders must maintain minimum QA passing requirements based on HCC scoring model (HCCx < or equal to 5 and HCCm < or equal to 5);
- Computer proficiency (including MS Windows, MS Office, and the Internet);
- Must have high-speed Internet access, a home computer with a current Windows operating system, MS Internet Explorer (version 6.0.2 or better), and Adobe 6.0 or better;
- Strong organization skills; interpersonal and customer service skills; written and oral communication skills; and analytical skills;
- Knowledge of HIPAA, recognizing a commitment to privacy, security, and confidentiality of all medical chart documentation.
Job Type: Contract
Pay: $0.00 per hour
Experience:
- HCC Coding: 1 year (Required)
- Medical Coder: 2 years (Required)
- Risk Adjustment Coding: 1 year (Required)
License:
- CCS/CCS-P (Required)
- CPC/CRC (Required)
Contract Length:
- 3 - 4 months
Full Time Opportunity:
- No
Work Location:
- Fully Remote
Company's website:
- https://www.changehealthcare.com/
Vacancy caducado!