Job Description:
Designation Coder/ Sr. Coder – Medical Coding – 38 Opening(s)
Review clinical documentation and diagnostic results as appropriate (i.e., to extract data and apply appropriate ICD-9-CM/CPT-4 codes for billing, internal and external reporting, research, and regulatory compliance). Under the direction of Health Information Management, must be able to accurately code conditions and procedures for complex Inpatient and Surgery accounts or code two or more outpatient patient types at an expert level, per the Coding Guidelines.
Responsibilities
1. Thoroughly reviews all documenation in the medical record and assigns codes for all diagnoses, treatments, and procedures according to the appropriate classification system for inpatient/outpatient encounters.
2. Reviews physician assigned diagnosis code after thorough review of the medical record and, if necessary, queries physician for additional clarity in a professional manner. 3. Thorough knowlege of modifiers, HCPCS, denial handlling. 4. Must be able to demonstrate exceptional Inpatient coding & Surgery coding proficiency.
5. Able to accurately abstract information from the medial records into the abstract system, according to established guidelines.
6. Abides by the Standards of Ethical Coding as set forth by the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) and adheres to all official coding guidelines.
7. Follows all policies and procedures set forth by Accretive and the assigned client; including operational procedures for placing accounts on hold, querying, deficiencies, completing accounts, etc.
8. Consistently meets all productivity and quality metrics
Typical Qualifications
1. CPC, CPC-H or CCS
2. Must be able to demonstrate proficiency in Inpatient & Surgery coding type with 95%-99% accuracy.
3. 4-6 years of Inpatient and Surgery coding experience, preferred.
4. Must be able to use standard office equipment and information systems
5. Ability to interact with other employees through effective communication.
6. Ability to prioritize and shift workloads.
Desired Profile Please refer to the Job description above
Experience 1 – 6 Years
Industry Type Medical / Healthcare / Hospitals
Role Associate/Senior Associate -(NonTechnical)
Functional Area ITES, BPO, KPO, LPO, Customer Service, Operations
Education
UG – Any Graduate – Any Specialization
PG –
Doctorate – Doctorate Not Required
Compensation: Not disclosed
Location Gurgaon, Noida
Keywords HCPCS Medical Coding Office Equipment Information Management Effective Communication
Contact Dhyaan
Accretive Health Services Pvt Ltd
Company Profile:
Accretive Health (NYSE: “AH”) is a leading provider of services and technology to healthcare providers. Our mission is to help our healthcare clients strengthen their financial stability and deliver better care at a more affordable cost to the communities they serve, increasing healthcare access for all. Our distinctive operating model that includes people, process, and sophisticated integrated technology helps our customers realize sustainable improvements in their operating margins and improve the satisfaction of their patients, physicians, and staff. Our customers typically are multi-hospital systems, including faith-based or community healthcare systems, academic medical centers and independent ambulatory clinics, and their affiliated physician practice groups. Accretive Health offers a continuum of offerings to service our clients’ needs. These offerings include: Provider Business Solutions (“PBS”), which improves the entire revenue cycle of our provider clients, unlike competing services that address only a portion of the revenue cycle or focus solely on cost reductions; Physician Advisory Services (“PAS”), which works closely with the hospital medical staff, case management, and senior leadership to strengthen compliance, limit denials, improve revenue integrity, and improve efficiency; and Population Health Solutions (“PHS”), which spans the entire healthcare delivery continuum and enables providers to manage the health of their patient populations by delivering higher-quality care while reducing aggregate cost of care.
