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Nuvance Health Coder Physician Practice Inter in Danbury, Connecticut
Coder Physician Practice Inter
Location: Danbury, CT, United States
Requisition ID: 35679
Salary Range: 22.25 - 41.32 HOURLY
Work Shift: Monday to Friday 8am to 4:30pm
FT/PT/PD: FULL-TIME
Exempt/Non-Exempt: Non-Exempt
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Description
Nuvance Health has a network of convenient hospital and outpatient locations — Danbury Hospital, New Milford Hospital, Norwalk Hospital and Sharon Hospital in Connecticut, and Northern Dutchess Hospital, Putnam Hospital Center and Vassar Brothers Medical Center in New York — plus multiple primary and specialty care physician practices locations.
Remote Coder positions are available in the following states: AZ, DE, FL, IN, KS, MA, ME, MI, NC, NH, NJ, PA, SC, TN, TX, and VA
Purpose:Accurately code and abstract outpatient medical records for reimbursement and statistical purposes using established coding guidelines. Review coding and amend coding edits to assure compliance with all applicable regulations.
Responsibilities:
Code all outpatient medical records in a timely and accurate manner
Define and transform verbal descriptions of diseases, injuries, and procedures into numerical designations (codes) using ICD-10-CM and CPT-4
Initiate a physician/department query when there is conflicting, incomplete, or ambiguous documentation in the record or additional information is needed
Enter all required information accurately into computer system for reimbursement and statistical purposes
Remain abreast of all applicable Federal, State, regulatory and hospital-specific coding guidelines
Apply applicable guidelines to all cases coded to ensure accuracy of selected codes
Access and research applicable reference materials to further support decision-making in code selection
Participate in Performance Improvement/Quality Assurance activities
Report on software and hardware problems
Attend required educational sessions (webinars, conferences etc.) to maintain and enhance coding certification(s)
Education and Experience Requirements:
Certification from the America Academy Professional Coders (AAPC) or American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA):CPC, CPC-H, or CCS-P
Associates degree or equivalent experience
Knowledge of ICD-10, CPT-4
Disease Pathology, Anatomy, Physiology and Medical Terminology
Advanced knowledge of Evaluation and Management Coding guidelines
3 to 4 years of billing and/or coding experience
Basic familiarity with MS Office applications (Word, Excel. Outlook)
Location: Summit-100 Reserve Rd (Remote)
Work Type: Full-Time
Standard Hours: 40.00
Work Shift: Monday to Friday
Department: Practice Management
Grade: S7
Salary Range: $22.24 - $41.32 hourly based on experience
EOE, including disability/vets.
We will endeavor to make a reasonable accommodation to the known physical or mental limitations of a qualified applicant with a disability unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business. If you believe you require such assistance to complete this form or to participate in an interview, please contact Human Resources at 203-739-7330 (for reasonable accommodation requests only). Please provide all information requested to assure that you are considered for current or future opportunities.
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