Certified Coding Specialist
Location: Houston Texas
Description: Insperity is currently interviewing Certified Coding Specialist right now, this career will be placed in Texas. More details about this career opportunity please read the description below. UT Physicians is committed to providing the best that medicine has to offer with quality care that incorporates the latest medical treatments and innovations and the most up-to-date technology. This commitment is supported by a team of expert physicians in 80 specialties that can consult with you on virtually every type of medical problem and a philosophy that prevention and education are essential to overall wellness.
We help patients needing urgent, highly specialized, or complex care, as well as, provide high-quality, wellness-oriented primary care for routine illnesses and maintenance! of good health.
Certified Coding Specialist
! Reviews, determines accuracy of and applies the correct coding conventions to patient charge encounters, procedural and surgical services for a Multi-specialty Surgery Department, as defined through physician documentation, regulatory agencies and various third-party payer.
PRIORITIZED ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
Any other related duties as assigned by your supervisor/manager.
Demonstrate commitment to the ACT-IT philosophy and assists in the accomplishment of UTP goals. Performs duties in a manner to promote quality patient care and customer service/satisfaction.
Maintains confidentiality per HIPAA guidelines in regard to patient information.
Oversight of personnel performing routine correct coding application utilizing ICD-9-MC, CPT-4, and HCPCS codes required for the patient charge encounters when reviewing physician generated codes, ensuring compliance with regulatory agencies, correct coding initiatives and regulatory guidelines for clinical d! ocumentation.
Identifies and reports correct code selection from physician documentation, to include, but not be limited to; chat notes, abstracting from medical records documentation, medical diagnostic and/or interventional reports, ensuring compliant coding selections are reported, as needed.
Provides periodic assessment and audit to insure quality assurance is provided to assigned department.
Assists in the development and delivery of appropriate specialty specific coding education for providers within their respective divisions.
Identifies provider specific educational needs relative to professional coding and documentation.
Reviews and updates charge encounter forms, rounding slips and documentation templates, assessing for compliance and completeness.
Attends and participates in all coding related educational activities, as directed by the Department.
Act as a resource in the clinic setting for providers, practitioners and staff for querie! s related to coding convention and compliance questions.
Ed! ucational/Experience:
High School diploma or equivalent. Three to five years of related experience, preferably in a Surgical specialty
Microsoft Office (including Outlook, Word, Excel, and Power point), Databases, Internet, IDX, and Allscripts
Certified Professional Coder (CPC) by the American Academy of Professional Coders
Certified Coding Specialist-Physician (CCS-P) by the American Health Information Management Association
Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA)/Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) by the American Health Information Management Association.
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This career starts available on: Tue, 18 Feb 2014 18:13:56 GMT