Job Summary
This role involves the evaluation of medical records to accurately assign diagnosis and procedure codes, ensuring a high level of coding precision. The individual will also interact with staff to identify opportunities for enhancing documentation quality and will be responsible for comprehensive data abstraction to meet hospital reporting standards.
Responsibilities
- Review and code medical records to ensure a minimum coding accuracy rate of 95%.
- Identify and communicate areas for documentation enhancement to relevant staff.
- Guarantee that all necessary data is abstracted for compliance with hospital reporting criteria.
Qualifications
- AHIMA or AAPC professional certification is required.
- A minimum of 2 years of experience in hospital or consulting coding.
- Expertise in outpatient coding specialties is essential.
- Experience with computerized encoding software is mandatory.
Datavant provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
