Remote Outpatient Coder- Same Day Surgery/Observations- Part Time (Weekends, Holiday) – Guidehouse – Remote Part Time

Responsibilities:

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  Minimum 3 years coding same day surgery and observations
• Minimum 3-5 years ICD-10 and CPT coding experience
• Previous injection and infusion coding experience

• Demonstrates the ability to perform quality coding on ancillary, clinic, and outpatient surgery records.
• Maintains a working knowledge of ICD-9-CM/ICD-10 and CPT coding principles, governmental regulations, official coding guidelines, and third-party requirements regarding documentation and billing.
• Assures that all services documented in the patient’s chart are coded with appropriate ICD-9/ICD-10 and CPT When services/diagnoses are not documented appropriately, seeks to attain proper documentation in a timely manner according to facility standards.
• Achieves and maintains 95% accuracy in coding while maintaining a high level of productivity. Accuracy will be monitored during monthly reviews either within the facility.
• Ability to maintain average productivity standards as follows: Emergency Room Records with E/M 13 charts per hour, emergency room records without E/M 17 per hour, clinic records 16 charts per hour, ancillary/diagnostic 28 charts per hr., outpatient surgery records 5 per hr. (These productivity standards are Guidehouse’ general expectations and are subject to change based upon Guidehouse client agreements and/or other factors as determined by management. Notification of expected productivity will be conveyed by Management prior to assignment of a client project).
• Works the review queue daily to ensure all charts that are placed in the review queue are worked and any corrections are communicated to the facility if necessary.
• Charts that require re-bills are corrected and communicated to the facility daily for the rebill process. See re-bill policy in facility guidelines.
• Coder downtime must be reported immediately to the administrative staff to ensure turn around is met.
• Responsible for working directly with the IQC staff to ensure quality standards are being met for each facility.
• Provides accurate answers to physician’s/hospitals coding and/or billing questions within 8 hours of request.
• Responsible for coding or pending every chart placed in their queue within 24 hours.
• It is the responsibility of the coder to notify administrative staff in the event they cannot meet the 24 hour turn around standard.
• Quality reports must be reviewed, and necessary corrective action plan should be communicated to the IQC manager within five working days of receipt of the monthly quality report.
• Coders are responsible for checking the Guidehouse email system at least every two hours during coding session.
• Coders must maintain their current professional credentials while working for Guidehouse.
• Coders are responsible for becoming familiar with the Guidehouse coding website and using the information contained in the website as a daily tool to correctly code and abstract for each facility.
• Coders are responsible for maintaining HIPAA compliant workstations (reference HIPAA workstation policy).
• Coders are responsible for maintaining patient privacy at all times (reference company handbook policy compliance section 105).
• Coders are responsible for signing a confidentiality statement.
• It is the responsibility of each coder to review and adhere to the coding division policy and procedure manual content.
• Works well with other members of the facilities coding and billing team to ensure maximum efficiency and reimbursement for properly documented services.
• Communicates problems or coding principle discrepancies to their supervisor immediately.
• Communication in emails should always be professional (reference e-mail policy).

• Must be hold one of the following credentials: RHIA, RHIT, CCS, COC
• Must have minimum three years of previous outpatient acute care coding experience.
• Must have previous outpatient surgery coding experience- minimum 2-3 years
• Must have previous injection and infusion coding experience
• Abide by all client policies and procedures.

Additional Requirements:

About Guidehouse

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Rewards and Benefits

Guidehouse offers a comprehensive, total rewards package that includes competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package that reflects our commitment to creating a diverse and supportive workplace.

Benefits include:

• Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays
• Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus
• Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Basic Life & Supplemental Life
• Health Savings Account, Dental/Vision & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
• Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development & Learning Opportunities
• Skills Development & Certifications
• Employee Referral Program
• Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach