OBGYN Coder

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Assess clinical documentation to allocate and arrange diagnostic and procedural codes for specific patient categories, ensuring compliance with hospital data or physician data retrieval for billing and reimbursement purposes.

• Confirm APC calculations to accurately represent the diagnoses/procedures documented within the clinical records for hospitals.

• Conduct documentation reviews and evaluations for precise abstracting of clinical data to adhere to regulatory and compliance standards.

• Engage with client personnel and healthcare providers.

• Choose and arrange ICD-10 and/or CPT/HCPCS codes for specified patient categories, which may include but are not limited to: Ancillary (Diagnostic)/Recurring; Hospital, Clinic; Physician Pro Fee; Technical Fee, or Evaluation and Management.

• Examine and evaluate facility records to ensure that APC assignments and/or Evaluation and Management codes accurately reflect the diagnoses/procedures documented in the clinical records.

• Extract clinical data from the records following documentation review to ensure it is sufficient and appropriate to support diagnoses, procedures, and the selected discharge disposition.

• Complete assigned tasks utilizing relevant resources effectively.

• Serve as a resource for client staff regarding data integrity, clarification, and support in understanding and determining appropriate and compliant coding practices, including provider queries.

⛳️ Requirements

• Required: An active AHIMA (American Health Information Association) credential such as RHIA, RHIT, CCS, CCA, or an active AAPC (American Academy of Professional Coders) credential like COC (formerly CPC-H), CCS-P, or CPC, or a related specialty credential.

• A minimum of two years of recent and relevant hands-on coding experience.

• Familiarity with medical terminology, anatomy and physiology, pharmacology, pathophysiology, as well as ICD-10 and CPT/HCPCS code sets.

• Capability to consistently achieve a coding accuracy threshold of 95% while adhering to client-specific and/or Savista production and/or quality standards.

• Proficient computer skills, including MS Office, with the ability to enter data and manage, sort, and filter Excel files (Outlook, Word, Excel).

• Must exhibit excellent interpersonal and problem-solving abilities with all levels of internal and external stakeholders.

• Recent and relevant experience in an active production coding environment is highly preferred.

• An Associate's degree in Health Information Management or a healthcare-related field, or a combination of equivalent education and experience.

• Experience using Rcx, Cerner, NextGen is a plus.

🏝️ Benefits

• Uphold strict patient and provider confidentiality in compliance with all HIPAA guidelines.

• Take part in client and Savista staff meetings, trainings, and conference calls as required or requested.

• Engage in continuing education activities to enhance knowledge and skills, and to maintain current credentials.