Medical Coder

Qualification: Any graduate and postgraduate in health science background.

Certification: Preferably AAPC, AHIMA, CPC, CRC certified.

Roles and Responsibilities: -

• Abstract information from documentation and assign appropriate ICD-10 codes
  
• Ensure codes are accurate and sequenced correctly by guidelines.
  
• Ensure compliance with medical coding policies and guidelines.
  
• Proficient coding of charts across a variety of specialties with over 99% accuracy
  
• Follow up with the supervisor on any documentation that is insufficient or unclear
  
• Work as part of a team and help team to achieve the goals in quality and   productivity standards.
  
• Maintain patient confidentiality and strict adherence to HIPAA.
  
• Applying subject expertise in evaluating business operations and processes.
  

Successful Candidate must have:-

• Knowledge of anatomy, physiology, and medical terminology
  
• Apply understanding of anatomy and physiology to interpret clinical documentation and identify applicable medical codes.
  
• Well-versed with ICD-10 guidelines and their implementation
  
• Exceptionally skilled in determining valid encounters including legibility and valid signature requirements of medical record.
  
• Quality checking of the coding of the documents done by the associates.
  
• Keeping track of the errors and calculating accuracies of the associates.
  
• Proficient in reviewing medical records and determining the accuracy and completeness of the  document
  
• A critical thinker who ensures that all coding activities are properly managed as per scope
  
• Solves moderately complex problems on their own.
  
• Should have an ownership mindset with respect to the guidance, team support and maintaining team’s quality.