Senior Coder
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
- Identifies trends with insurance related issues and reports findings to the Team.
- Analyzes outstanding insurance accounts
- Initiates appropriate and effective follow-up on identified accounts.
- Communicates with payors and other internal departments
- Researches and responds to all telephone inquiries from customer service
- Reviews and corrects coding rejections
- May code ICD-9 and E/M services
- Trains/mentors new coders
- Maintains patient/physician confidentiality
- Effectively communicates coding trends and documentation requirements
- Provides appropriate information and feedback to personnel within UHPS.
Requirements
- High School Equivalent / GED (Required)
- 3+ years of medical billing experience (Required)
- 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)
Benefits
- 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 codingmedical billingclaims development processinsurance account analysiscoding rejections reviewsurgical encounter codingproblem solvingattention to detailmulti-specialty billing
Soft skills
interpersonal skillscommunication skillsteam collaborationmentoringinfluencingcooperationverbal communicationwritten communicationconfidentialitytask management