Medical Records Technician; Coder Auditor

The Medical Record Technician (Coder) Auditor position is located in the Health Information Management (HIM) section at the Thomas H. Corey VA Medical Center. Medical Record Technician (Coder) Auditors hold a mastery level certification, able to perform all duties of a MRT (Coder), and serve as experts of medical coding conventions and guidelines related to professional and facility coding.

This is not a virtual Position

• The Medical Records Technician (Coder) Auditor is responsible for abstracting medical record data and assigning codes using current clinical classification systems appropriate for the type of care provided.
• Auditors serve as experts of current coding conventions and regulations related to professional and facility coding; perform audits of encounters to identify areas of non-compliance in coding; provide recommendations on appropriate coding; and are responsible for maintaining current knowledge of the various regulatory guidelines and requirements.
• Auditors work with staff to ensure that regulations are met or areas of weakness are identified and reported to appropriate supervisor for corrective action; perform prospective coding audits and utilize results to identify processing inadequacies and re-educate coding staff where necessary; and coordinate retrospective reviews to ensure adequate auditing of coding activities.
• Auditors act independently to plan, organize, direct and control areas with emphasis on data validation, analysis and generation of reports associated with the Medical Center's health information management program. This includes managing the professional health information management functions such as retrieving, reviewing and abstracting health record information.
• They also determine quality control measures needed; initiate and implement them by use of monitors and/or continuous review.

Not specified.