Health Information Management Inpatient Coder, FT, Days, - Remote

Job Summary

Codes medical information into the Prisma billing/abstracting systems using established professional and regulatory coding guidelines. Ensures that each diagnosis present on admission (POA) indicator is assigned appropriately. Codes for multiple facilities. Adheres to Prisma Health Coding and Compliance policies and procedures for assignment of complete, accurate, timely and consistent codes.

• All team members are expected to be knowledgeable and compliant with Prisma Health's purpose:
  Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference.
• Codes medical information into the Prisma billing/abstracting systems using established professional and regulatory coding guidelines. Performs Inpatient coding including major traumas and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) records by assigning International Classification of Diseases (ICD) and International Classification of Diseases-Procedure Coding System (ICD-PCS) codes as well as the Diagnosis Related Groups (DRG) assignment. Abstracts and assigns and verifies codes for Major Complications and Comorbidities/Complications and Comorbidities (MCC/CCs), Hospital‑Acquired Condition/Patient Safety Indicator (HAC/PSI) and Quality Indicators capture as appropriate through documentation validation.
• Ensures that each diagnosis present on admission (POA) indicator is assigned appropriately. Codes for multiple facilities. Incumbent(s) operate under the general supervision of HIM Coding leadership.
• Applies ICD and ICD‑PCS codes to inpatient records, including major traumas, and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) records based on review of clinical documentation. Verifies assignment of DRGs, MCC/CCs, Hospital Acquired Conditions (HACs) and Patient Safety Indicators (PSIs) that most appropriately reflect documentation of the occurrence of events, severity of illness, and resources utilized during the inpatient encounter and in compliance with department policies and procedures.
  
  Selects the optimal principal diagnoses with appropriate POA indicator assignment and sequencing of risk adjustment diagnoses following established guidelines.
• Reviews work queues to identify charts that need to be coded and prioritizes as per department‑specific guidelines and within designated timelines. Follows up on On-hold accounts daily for final coding.
• Identifies and requests physician queries following established guidelines when existing documentation is unclear or ambiguous following American Health Information Management (AHIMA) guidelines and established organization policies. Ensures all open queries initiated by Clinical Documentation Specialists have been addressed prior to final coding.
• Adheres to Prisma Health Coding and Compliance policies and procedures for assignment of complete, accurate, timely and consistent codes. Adheres to department standards for productivity and accuracy. Identifies and trends coding issues escalating identified concerns.
• Consults, provides professional expertise to and collaborates with clinical documentation specialists on coding and documentation practices and standards.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• This is a non‑management job that will report to a supervisor, manager, director or executive.

• Education
  - Certification Program or Associate degree or Coding Certificate through American Health Information Management (AHIMA) or other approved coding certification program.
• Experience
  - Three (3) years coding experience in an acute care or ambulatory setting. Inpatient coding experience. EPIC health information system experiences preferred.

• In lieu of education and experience requirements noted above, successful completion of the IP Coder…