Certified Coding Specialist - MYCS

Since 1969, MYCS has helped individuals and families in the Mon Valley area to Get Better based on the specific and unique circumstances of each person we serve. We work to foster hope, renewal, healing and wellness for those who face the challenges of mental health, substance abuse disorders and intellectual disabilities. The goal to Get Better means getting better service, better advice, better treatment and a better experience overall. The people of MYCS strive for excellence in their quest for knowledge, compassion and support for the recovery of every individual.

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Review and evaluate focused UPMC Community Behavioral Health medical records for accurate coding to ensure that all documented principal and secondary diagnoses, complications and co-morbidities, and procedures are accurately coded.

• Perform internal quality assurance audits on community behavioral health records.

• Summarizes findings and report these to the Manager.

• Identify areas of coding weakness and develop training plans to address these.

• Provide audit findings to compliance staff members to review.

• Discuss audit findings with each coder individually as needed for further
  clarification.

• Develop and present community behavioral health coding seminars for continuing coder
  education.

• Assist with identifying continuing education needs and opportunities. Coordinate
  continuing education by contacting clinical staff and arranging in-services for
  the coding staff, as well as keeping current with other education being offered
  by AHIMA and other professional organizations.

• Assist with training new staff for community behavioral health coding.

• Also coordinate re-training of staff as needed due to coding changes/updates,
  results of audits, etc.

• Communicate effectively with Patient Business Services, physicians and ancillary
  departments as necessary to submit accurate and timely billing. .

• Review the discharge summary, history and physical, physician progress notes,
  consultation reports, to validate accurate diagnosis and appropriate level of
  care coding.

• Determine diagnoses that were treated, monitored and evaluated and procedures done during
  the episode of care and assign appropriate codes.

• Utilize standard coding guidelines and principles and coding clinics to assign the
  appropriate ICD-10 and CPT codes including modifiers for correct assignment and
  accurate reimbursement.

• Identify incomplete documentation in the medical record and formulate a physician query
  to obtain missing documentation and/ or clarification to accurately complete
  the coding process.

• Responsible for correcting any data found to be in error after reviewing the medical record
  and comparing with system entries.

PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND EXPERTISE:

• Complete work assignments in a timely manner

• Submit a monthly auditing/training schedule to the Manager.

• Submit completed Inpatient, SDS, and ED audit spreadsheets with details for each chart.

• Submit audit summaries for Inpatient, SDS and ED coding

• Submit all educational documents for all patient types to Management.

• Perform reviews on Third Party Audit findings/outcomes and prepare report for HIM and
  Compliance

REQUIRED MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Graduate of an AHIMA-certified Coding Program. Associates Degree from an accredited
Health Information Management program or equivalent preferred. Curriculum includes Anatomy and Physiology, Pharmacology, Pathophysiology, Medical Terminology, ICD-10-CM and CPT Coding Guidelines and Procedures or

Certified Coding Specialist(CCS).5 years of total experience.

Certified Professional Coder
OR Certified Coding Specialist OR Regulatory Health Information Technician OR
Regulatory Health Information Administration.

APPLY ONLINE AT:   www.mycs.org