Certified Outpatient Hospital/Facility Coding Specialist

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🤠 Texas – Remote

🤠 Texas – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

🏥 Medical Billing and Coding

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Memorial Hermann Health System

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10,000+ employees

⚕️ Healthcare Insurance

🏥 Healthcare

🧘 Wellness

💰 $5M Grant on 2022-08

Healthcare Insurance • Healthcare • Wellness

Memorial Hermann Health System is a comprehensive healthcare organization that provides a wide range of medical services, including cancer care, cardiovascular services, emergency and trauma care, women’s health, and surgical services. With the largest network of emergency centers in Greater Houston, it focuses on delivering advanced healthcare and wellness programs tailored to individual needs. Memorial Hermann is committed to advancing health equity and enhancing community health through its various medical facilities and services.

📋 Description

• Review medical record documentation to identify pertinent diagnoses and procedures requiring code assignment for outpatient records • Accurately code diagnoses and procedures using ICD-10-CM coding conventions for reimbursement, research, and federal regulatory compliance • Review records to assure diagnosis and procedure specificity and appropriate reimbursement for hospital and professional charges • Query physicians when code assignments are not straightforward or documentation is inadequate, ambiguous, or unclear • Keep abreast of coding and reimbursement reporting guidelines and bring concerns to the manager • Assign ICD-10-CM, modifiers, and HCPCS codes to outpatient records • Maintain 95% or greater ICD-10-CM and/or HCPCS coding accuracy and meet productivity standards while minimizing abstracting errors • Abide by AHIMA Standards of Ethical Coding and official coding guidelines • Ensure safe care and adhere to Memorial Hermann policies, procedures, standards, budgetary specifications, and quality expectations • Support department goals and serve as a preceptor, mentor, and resource to less experienced staff • Create compassionate and personalized experiences for patients and colleagues • Perform other duties as assigned

🎯 Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED required • Associate degree in Health Information Management or any Healthcare Related Field preferred • RHIT, RHIA, or relevant coding certification(s) from AHIMA or AAPC required • Three years of hospital or ambulatory coding experience required for Surgery/Observation • Two years of hospital or ambulatory coding experience required for Emergency Department • Two years of hospital or ambulatory coding experience required for Interventional Radiology • One year of hospital or ambulatory coding experience preferred for Ancillary/Recurring • Experience coding in a level 1 trauma facility/academic teaching facility preferred • Effective oral and written communication skills • Strong knowledge of ICD-10-CM and/or CPT • Analytical skills to interpret health record data and assign appropriate codes • Proficient knowledge of human anatomy, physiology, medical terminology, and surgical terminology • Critical thinking, good judgment, and decision-making skills • Knowledge of coding compliance policies, official coding guidelines, regulatory requirements, and internal policies and procedures • Proficient navigation of a Windows-based application environment

🏖️ Benefits

• Full-time employment • Mandatory/continuing education and skills competency support • Professional growth and development opportunities • Serves as preceptor, mentor and resource to less experienced staff