Senior Physician Coding Specialist
University Hospitals
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • Ohio • 🇺🇸 United States
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Senior
About the role
- Monitors Coder Productivity
- Train, Audit, Code Surgical Encounters
- Be a Resource for Physicians and other Departments
- Analyzes outstanding insurance accounts on a daily basis
- Initiates follow-up on identified accounts
- Communicates with payors and other internal departments to obtain critical information
- Researches and responds to customer service inquiries
- Reviews and corrects coding rejections
- Codes ICD-9 from written documentation and abstracts CPT/HCPCS codes
- Performs computer-assisted coding functions
- Trains/mentors new coders
- Assists staff when supervisor is not available
- Effectively communicates coding trends and documentation requirements with physicians and practice managers
- Maintains patient/physician confidentiality
- Provides appropriate information and feedback to various personnel within UHPS
- Supports and utilizes established departmental guidelines
- Recommends additional research to other CBO departments
Requirements
- High School Equivalent / GED (Required)
- 3+ years of medical billing experience (Required) and Billing experience in a multi-specialty group (Preferred)
- Excellent interpersonal skills to work in partnership with others to influence and gain cooperation (Required proficiency)
- Ability to recognize, evaluates, and solves problems (Required proficiency)
- Strong verbal and written communication skills (Required proficiency)
- Extensive knowledge of the claims development process, as well as third party insurance program requirements (Required proficiency)
- Must possess basic knowledge of ICD-9 and CPT coding (Required proficiency)
- Ability to handle a variety of tasks with speed, attention to detail, and accuracy (Required proficiency)
- Computer literate, experience with basic software packages (Required proficiency)
- This role encounters Protected Health Information (PHI) as part of regular responsibilities (Required proficiency)
- UH employees must abide by all requirements to safely and securely maintain PHI for our patients (Required proficiency).
Benefits
- Complies with all policies and standards
- Annual training
- The UH Code of Conduct and UH policies and procedures are in place to address appropriate use of PHI in the workplace.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
ICD-9 codingCPT codingHCPCS codingmedical billingcomputer-assisted codingclaims development processthird party insurance program requirements
Soft skills
interpersonal skillsproblem-solvingverbal communicationwritten communicationattention to detailaccuracy
Certifications
High School EquivalentGED