Medical Coder

Escalader Strategic Solutions is looking for  Medical Coding Specialist   to be based at Hyderabad .

Details Below
Job Title :
Medical Coding Specialist
Company : US Headquartered Med Tech Company
Location :  Hyderabad ( Hitech City/ Gadachibowli)
Shift : US Shift (Night Shift )
Travelling :
Pick up and Drop Facility

Job Description Below :
The Company is looking at dynamic team of engineers to solve the many challenges and puzzles of our rapidly evolving technical stack. We seek to simplify healthcare across consumers, providers, payers and pharmacies by exchanging information seamlessly and improve the overall quality of care. The company’s mission is to improve healthcare experience for consumers, providers, payers and pharmacies by providing digital tools to manage and share healthcare information.

We sit at the nexus of healthcare and technology - both rapidly evolving industries.
We’re seeking a Medical Coding Specialist who is ready to work with new technologies and help our providers with saving time and money.
The ideal candidate is responsible for reviewing a patient’s medical records after a visit and translating the information into codes that insurers use to process claims from patients. Their duties include confirming treatments with medical staff, identifying missing information and submitting forms to insurers for reimbursement
Responsibilities

• The duties and responsibilities of a Medical Coder vary from one healthcare facility to another. The main duty of a Medical Coder is to assign codes to medical procedures and diagnoses.

• Making sure that codes are assigned correctly and sequenced appropriately as per government and insurance regulations

• Complying with medical coding guidelines and policies

• Receiving and reviewing patients’ charts and documents for verification and accuracy

• Following up and clarifying any information that is not clear to other staff members

• Collecting information made by the Physician from different sources to prepare monthly reports

• Implementing strategic procedures and choosing strategies and evaluation methods that provide correct results

• Examining any medical malpractice that has been reported by analyzing and identifying the medical procedures, diagnoses or events that lead to the negligence

• Complies with hospital and medical facility policies, including those relating to HIPAA and Joint Commission.

• Performs other clerical duties and tasks to improve provider productivity and clinic workflow as assigned.

• Assign codes to diagnoses and procedures, using ICD (International Classification of Diseases) and CPT (Current Procedural Terminology) codes

• Ensure codes are accurate and sequenced correctly in accordance with government and insurance regulations

• Follow up with the provider on any documentation that is insufficient or unclear

• Communicate with other clinical staff regarding documentation

• Search for information in cases where the coding is complex or unusual

• Receive and review patient charts and documents for accuracy

• Review the previous day's batch of patient notes for evaluation and coding

• Ensure that all codes are current and active

Required skills and qualifications

• 5-7 years of experience as Medical Coder

• Medical coding or successful completion of a certification program (CPC)

• Bachelor’s degree with pre-health career track preferred

• Administrative writing skills

• Reporting skills

• Organizational skills

• Record-keeping

• Microsoft Office skills

• Professionalism, confidentiality, and organization

• Typing

• Solid oral and written communication skills

• Education, Experience, and Licensing Requirements:

• Strong knowledge of anatomy, physiology and medical terminology

• Expert with ICD-X codes and CPT Procedures

• Skilled in operating various medical record software and hardware, word processing, and database software programs

Interested Candidate can apply here directly or send us your updated profile to
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