Outpatient Coding Specialist

2 weeks ago


Hackensack, New Jersey, United States Hackensack Meridian Health Full time
About the Role

At Hackensack Meridian Health, we are committed to delivering exceptional patient care and advancing the field of healthcare. As a key member of our team, the Outpatient Coder IV plays a critical role in ensuring the accuracy and integrity of our clinical data.

Key Responsibilities
  • Coding and Compliance: Assigns codes for reimbursements, research, and compliance with regulatory requirements, utilizing guidelines and coding conventions.
  • Data Analysis: Accounts for coding and abstracting of patient encounters, including diagnostic and procedural information, significant reportable elements, and complications.
  • Documentation Review: Analyzes medical records and identifies documentation deficiencies, reviews and verifies documentation supports existing diagnoses, procedures, and other charges.
  • Quality Measures: Identifies reportable elements, complications, and other quality measures, communicates with physicians to clarify information via the physician query process.
  • Coding Expertise: Assigns CPT, HCPCS, and ICD-10-CM codes, maintains required productivity and quality requirements, and adheres to HMH Organizational competencies and standards of behavior.
Requirements
  • Education: High School diploma, general equivalency diploma (GED), and/or GED equivalent programs.
  • Experience: Minimum of 4+ years of coding experience, trauma level 1 and academic teaching facility.
  • Skills: Strong understanding of physiology, medical terms, and anatomy, proficiency in computer skills, including typing speed and accuracy, excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Certifications: Certified in at least one of the following at hire or must obtain within 6 months of hire/transfer into position: American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) or American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC).


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