Hospital Coding Quality Specialist - Inpatient

Job description

Department: 13244 Enterprise Revenue Cycle - Integrity Operations: Facility Coding Quality Status: Full time Benefits Eligible: Yes Hou rs Per Week: 40 Schedule Details/Additional Information: Will support: Facility Inpatient Schedule : Monday - Friday 1st shift 40 hours a week\ Certification Required: AHIMA -Coding Specialist (CCS) certification or AHIMA Health Information Administrator (RHIA) or AHIMA Health Information Technician (RHIT): Remote opportunity: Advocate Health may approve those who wish to work out of the following registered states: AL, AK, AR, AZ, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, LA, KS, KY, ME, MI, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NM, NV, OH, OK, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WI, WV, WY. Pay Range: $28.55 - $42.85 Major Responsibilities: - Reviews coded health information records to evaluate the quality of staff coding and abstracting, verifying accuracy and appropriateness of assigned diagnostic and procedure codes, as well as other abstracted data, such as discharge disposition. Ensure accurate coding for outpatient, day surgery and inpatient records. Verifies all codes and sequencing for claims according to American Hospital Association (AHA) coding guidelines, CPT Assist...