OP Medical Coder
Role Overview
The incumbent checks and sequences codes for diagnoses and procedures, ensuring physician-documented diagnoses and procedures are valid and complete.
Key Skills for This Role
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Role overview
The incumbent checks and sequences codes for diagnoses and procedures, ensuring physician-documented diagnoses and procedures are valid and complete.
Responsibilities
- Prepare daily and monthly coding audit reports and abstract records to identify secondary complications and comorbid conditions.
- Evaluate documentation consistency and adequacy and ensure final diagnoses reflect care and treatment.
- Follow DOH coding guidelines and directives, provide doctors feedback on coding errors, and stay current with coding versions.
- Maintain interdepartmental communication and comply with infection control, patient safety, ADOSH, DOH, JCI, and ISO policies.
- Contribute to quality improvement, quality assurance, training, and in-house activities; maintain confidentiality and follow hospital procedures.
Coding scope
- Code diagnoses and procedures using ICD-9-CM, CPT, HCPCS, DRG, and other applicable coding systems.
Qualifications
- Graduate in Allied Health Sciences or a related area.
- Certified Coding Associate (CCA) certification from AHIMA.
- The experience requirement is written as “At least Eight (2) years of coding experience,” an internally inconsistent figure.
- Computer literacy and excellent spoken and written English.
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