Medical Coder

Medical Coder

Location: Tamil Nadu, India

Job Type: Full time

Qualification

Any graduate and postgraduate in health science background.

Certification

Preferably AAPC, AHIMA, CPC, CRC certified.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Abstract information from documentation and assign appropriate ICD-10 codes
• Ensure codes are accurate and sequenced correctly by guidelines.
• Ensure compliance with medical coding policies and guidelines.
• Proficient coding of charts across a variety of specialties with over 99% accuracy
• Follow up with the supervisor on any documentation that is insufficient or unclear
• Work as part of a team and help team to achieve the goals in quality and productivity standards.
• Maintain patient confidentiality and strict adherence to HIPAA.
• Applying subject expertise in evaluating business operations and processes.

Requirements

• Knowledge of anatomy, physiology, and medical terminology
• Apply understanding of anatomy and physiology to interpret clinical documentation and identify applicable medical codes.
• Well-versed with ICD-10 guidelines and their implementation
• Exceptionally skilled in determining valid encounters including legibility and valid signature requirements of medical record.
• Quality checking of the coding of the documents done by the associates.
• Keeping track of the errors and calculating accuracies of the associates.
• Proficient in reviewing medical records and determining the accuracy and completeness of the document
• A critical thinker who ensures that all coding activities are properly managed as per scope
• Solves moderately complex problems on their own.
• Should have an ownership mindset with respect to the guidance, team support and maintaining teams quality.

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