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By facility and/or patient type, a Coding and Documentation Coordinator within the Health Information Management Department will perform tasks and activities under the direction of the facility Coding Manager.Those tasks and activities include but are not limited to the following: distribution of uncoded patient encounters to employed and contract coding resources for final coding; ongoing training of coders and vendor support staff on the accurate coding of patient encounters according to patient type and/or facility specific coding guidelines.Trains coders and vendor support staff on use of the Emory electronic health record (EeMR)Monitors work distributed to coders and contract vendors for compliance with Emory turn-around time (TAT) standards;Monitors flagged records (reviewed but not coded) for readiness to code and returns records to coders as appropriateMaintains ongoing communications via email and telephone calls with Coding Contract Account Managers re coding quality, productivity and , TATWorks with physicians, mid-level staff and clinical departments re: complete patient documentation for coding of patient encounters; performs intermittent quality reviews for coding accuracy and reports findings to appropriate internal and vendor resourcesMakes patient type changes and admit or discharge date revisions in the coding/abstracting systemHndles registration issues including requests to Making Data HealthyHandles requests for coding and/or billing edit review from coders working billing edits or Patient Financial ServicesPerforms follow up on issues re aging uncoded patient encountersProvides coverage for coworkers as needed; codes patient encounters as needed.MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Post high-school education necessary to complete programs in health record technology or health record administration and must have one of the following credentials: RHIA, RHIA, CCS or CPC (outpatient position only); a combination of education and experience may be considered for highly qualified candidates.5 years of production coding the applicable patient type/types; knowledge of charge master processes preferred; experience with the 3M HDM coding/abstracting system, HealthQuest registration/billing system, and Cerner Millennium EHR preferred.Additional Details
Emory is an equal opportunity employer, and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by state or federal law.
Emory Healthcare is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities upon request. Please contact Emory Healthcare’s Human Resources at careers@emoryhealthcare.org. Please note that one week's advance notice is preferred.
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