Coding Technical Analyst

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Wellstar Health System

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10,000+ employees

Founded 1992

⚕️ Healthcare Insurance

Healthcare Insurance

Wellstar Health System is a comprehensive healthcare organization dedicated to providing personalized and compassionate care to patients in Georgia and South Carolina. With a diverse range of career opportunities, Wellstar supports its employees' career growth and wellbeing through a positive culture, excellent benefits, and a focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion. The organization emphasizes the importance of treating both patients and staff with respect and care, making it a sought-after workplace in the healthcare industry. Wellstar is committed to offering high-quality healthcare services and maintaining strong community engagement.

📋 Description

• Serve as a resource for Coding functions such as inpatient/outpatient coding, edits, and other work queues as needed during high volume, absenteeism and other times • Codes/abstracts accounts • Works edit work queues • Works on misc work queues such as missing, missing phys, ready to code • Serves as a technology training resource for new contract and WellStar coders, mentoring them on processes and applications, and other questions as needed. • Ensures that new coders receive necessary Epic, 3M, tip sheets and other training and policies/procedures and other materials for reference. • Ensures that new coders have a resource they can reach out to with specific how-to questions about coding, the technology and other needs. • Provides Epic, 3M and other more detailed training such as webex training on various topics and procedures. • Participates in the development of communication and tools for all coders as needed. • Coordinates internal communications about downtimes, updates and new functionality and enhancements to the coders. • Assists Manager and Director with miscellaneous projects and implementations to ensure smooth operations and customer service. • Participates in or represents Coding in Epic and other application discussions of issues, resolutions, communicating them as needed. • Serves on work teams as needed for operational and technical projects to provide coding point of view. • Represents the Coding Department on all coding-related IT projects, sitting on project teams, coordinating and performing testing, and communicating issues and resolution. • Completes monthly, quarterly and other coding application testing including reviewing documentation, preparing test plans, testing, validating, and preparing training materials and communications for the Coding and stakeholder departments. • Supports coding operations by analyzing problem accounts and work queues for resolution. • Monitors account and edit work queues for trends, past due, risks, backlogs or other problem accounts and reports to appropriate supervisor/manager as needed. • Works special reports such as no-work queue, high dollar, aging, etc. • Serves as a resource for other problem accounts and issues as needed. • Represents Coding on the daily CFB revenue cycle call as an active participant.

🎯 Requirements

• High school graduate or GED Diploma from an accredited program • Completed course in anatomy and physiology • All certifications are required upon hire unless otherwise stated • Cert Coding Spec or Cert Prof Coder or Reg Health Information Admin or Reg Health Information Tech • Minimum 2 years of acute care coding experience • Minimum 1 year experience working and resolving coding/billing account edits and/or denials • Computer/data entry experience. • Must have and maintain a higher accuracy in abstracting, code, and DRG assignment while meeting productivity requirements. • Ability to communicate with various members of the healthcare team. • Ability to use EXCEL, Word and have basic computer operational knowledge.

🏖️ Benefits

• 10K Sign-On Bonus Available