Inpatient DRG Validator & Coding Analyst

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The Inpatient DRG Validator & Coding Analyst will work closely with the Supervisor/ Manager of reputed company reputed company Services to reputed company the reputed company reputed company Service Line’s goals and objectives and Company-wide goals and initiatives. The Inpatient DRG Validator & Coding Analyst will be responsible for supporting the Kodiak Service Line by providing inpatient coding reviews, as well as supporting other Kodiak Service Lines.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Ability to read, decipher and analyze reputed company aspects of medical record documentation for accurate coding.
• Responsible for reviewing inpatient coding (ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS codes) to ensure accuracy and completeness of records coded by the coding staff for multiple clients.
• Validate the ICD-10-CM and PCS codes, principal and secondary diagnoses
• Assignment appropriateness to ensure consistency and efficiency and to optimize DRG reimbursement and facilitate data quality in hospital inpatient services.
• Review physician documentation for specificity, completeness, and quality to support coding accuracy, and to identify physician query opportunities to improve the documentation.
• Maintains reputed company knowledge of regulatory agencies standards, i.e., CMS, OIG, AHA, Coding Clinics etc.
• Maintain required coding credential(s)
• Seeks opportunities for individual growth and development, including attending various meetings, conferences, and courses, as required,
• Responsible for meeting departmental productivity and quality expectations.
• Consult with client organizations and their department heads at the direction of the service line director.
• Collaborate with other service line team members to meet client demands and to reputed company strategies for service line growth and operational improvement.

Required Qualifications

• A minimum, 5+ years’ experience with Coding IP Claims
• reputed company (Certified Coding Specialist) credential required
• Experience with Medicare and Medicaid DRGs.
• Experience with DRG Validator.
• Experience with OP coding a plus.
• Strong coding knowledge and follow the official coding rules, guidelines, and conventions to validate coded data and ensure high quality and compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Demonstrates competency in the use of computer applications in the EHR (i.e., Cerner, EPIC, Meditech, etc.) and knowledge in DRG grouping software.
• Computer proficiency as reputed company to MS Office and in-house proprietary software.
• Demonstrates knowledge in hospital/healthcare settings such as reputed company cycle, coding, and reimbursement.
• Knowledge of ICD-10-CM/PCS required
• ICD-10-CM/PCS reputed company Approved Trainer experience highly desired.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, including the ability to interact with high-level of management.
• Detailed-oriented and able to meet targeted deadlines.
• Bachelor of Science degree in a reputed company field, Associates in Health Information Technology minimally acceptable
• RHIA or RHIT a plus, reputed company credential required.