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Posted by: Roy Small <roy@accurateplacement.net> on October 06, 2009 at 11:13:54. Click here to reply to this post via Email.

Contract / Temp to Perm / Permanent: Permanent
State: New York
Country: United States

The selected candidate will be responsible for the following:

Monitors inpatient, Ambulatory Surgery and Emergency department records are coded accurately and on a timely basis.
Evaluates the integrity of the In-house clinical data base and data submission information by monitoring the abstracting process and coordinating departmental data.
Identifies potential litigation cases and communicates with appropriate Risk Management staff.
Acts as a liaison between Finance and Medical Records Department.
Coordinates installation of DRG Grouper changes.
Assists in preparation for and completion of JCAHO/NYSDOH surveys.
Will supervise,educate, and monitor all coding activities in the HIM department.

Bachelors degree required.
Three years of work experience related to medical coding/reimbursement issues, state and hospital specific abstracting issues, facility reimbursement/optimization issues and Medicare documentation issues to management.
Must be proficient in ICD-90CM and CPT-4 coding, Federal and NYS Grouper, Registered Health Information Technology or Registered Health Information Administrator, or Certified Coding Specialist.