Hospital Coding Liaison

Position Summary

At Orlando Health, we are ordinary people with extraordinary individuality, working together to bring help, healing—and hope—to those we serve. By daily embodying our 100‑year legacy, we reinforce our reputation as a trusted and respected healthcare organization that delivers professional and compassionate care to our patients, families, and communities. Through our award‑winning hospitals and ERs, specialty institutes, urgent care centers, primary care practices and outpatient facilities, our 27,000+ team members serve communities that span Florida’s east to west coasts and beyond.

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Position Summary: The Hospital Coding Liaison will perform, develop and implement hospital coding services to ensure diagnostic and procedure codes are accurately assigned to inpatient and outpatient encounters based on documentation within the electronic medical record while maintaining compliance with established rules and regulatory guidelines.

• Interact and communicate effectively with coders, physicians, physician extenders, physician offices and members of the coding and management team.
• Collaborate with the manager and other members of the Revenue Management Team to review all necessary patient records for accurate coding best practice.
• Review and audit medical records to ensure quality of work and specificity of diagnoses and procedures for appropriate reimbursement.
• Respond promptly to internal and external requests to provide feedback on coding‑related issues.
• Participate and provide constructive feedback during coding section meetings and coding education sessions; take initiative to assist others and share knowledge with stakeholders.
• Maintain and achieve the highest standards of coding quality by assigning accurate ICD‑10‑CM/ICD‑10‑PCS codes using an electronic encoder application in accordance with hospital policy and regulatory guidelines.
• Maintain and achieve department standards of abstracting quality by reviewing accurate discharge dispositions and ensuring the highest quality of entered data.
• Review medical record documentation and abstract data into the Electronic Health Record (EHR) to determine principal or final diagnosis, co‑morbidity conditions, complications, secondary conditions, and procedures using all available tools and resources for accuracy.
• Comply with the Standards of Ethical Coding set forth by AHIMA, AAPC, and adhere to official guidelines.
• Collaborate with Clinical Document Excellence (CDE), Quality Management and other departments to determine appropriate DRG assignment for compliance and reimbursement purposes.
• Attend departmental and interdepartmental meetings as required.
• Utilize resource material available in the department to support coding practices.
• Assist in coding any inpatient and/or outpatient cases as needed.
• Take an active role in developing and presenting educational materials to different stakeholders.
• Serve as a preceptor to new coders.
• Maintain reasonably regular, punctual attendance consistent with Orlando Health policies, the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards.
• Maintain compliance with all Orlando Health policies and procedures.
• Other Related Functions:
  • Develop and update internal departmental processes.
  • Assume responsibility for professional growth and development through educational programs, research, etc.
  • Maintain certification status.
  • Perform other related duties as assigned.
  • Maintain an accuracy rate of 95% or above.

• Education/Training:
  • Completion of a coding certificate program or an Associate’s or bachelor’s degree in Health Information Management.
  • Computer literacy, knowledge of Anatomy, Physiology and Medical Terminology.
  • Thorough knowledge of official coding guidelines as per AMA, AHA and…