Inpatient Coder Clinical Data Analyst

Inpatient Coder
- Clinical Data Analyst Be a part of a world-class academic health-care system at UChicago Medicine as an Inpatient Coder
- Clinical Data Analyst in the Medical Records department. This is a remote, work from home opportunity, and you may be based outside of the greater Chicagoland area. Saturday & Sunday weekend  this role, the Inpatient Coder
- Clinical Data Analyst, under general direction, is responsible for coding and abstracting diagnoses and procedures from inpatient and outpatient medical records for optimal and timely reimbursement and quality reporting.

• Assigns ICD-10-CM/PCS codes and assigns DRGs for inpatient medical records accounts
• assigns ICD-10-CM/PCS codes and CPT codes for outpatient medical record accounts
  
  Abstracts key data elements required for billing
  
  Reviews records for clinical pertinence
  
  Interacts with providers for clarification of documentation/education
  
  Abstracts and codes records, for patient currently in the Hospitals, for interim billing purposes
  
  Reviews records according to pre-established criteria for referral to physician reviewers
  
  Communicates with the medical staff in order to ensure appropriate assignment of principal and secondary diagnoses and procedures
  
  Maintains CE credits in accordance with the American Health Information Management Association's requirements

• Associate degree
  
  Certification as a Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT), Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA) required or Certified Coding Specialist (CCS)
  Must have thorough working knowledge of ICD-10CM/PCS and CPT coding systems, DRG systems and federal/state regulations regarding reimbursement
  
  Must have a thorough working knowledge of the hospital information system, electronic medical record systems and encoder
• must have working knowledge of JCAHO standards for chart completion
• Must have a working knowledge of medical-legal rules and regulations that govern the confidentiality and release of medical information with the ability to interpret and implement the standards
• must maintain total confidentiality of all patient records
• and PC experience

• Job Type/FTE:
  Full Time (1.00 FTE)
• Shift: Days – 8-Hour Shift (Saturday & Sunday required)
• Location:
  
  Remote
• Unit/Department:
  Medical Records
• CBA Code: 743 Clerical