This position will work with the Corporate Director of Health Information Management and Inpatient Coding Manager to design, plan, and organize training programs and timelines for new hire and ongoing staff education.
Monitors and reports coders progress through the orientation and training process.
Develops ongoing audit schedule for all Inpatient coding staff and reviews cases for accurate ICD-10-CM/PCS, Diagnosis Related Group, Present on Admission Indicators, Severity of Illness, Risk of Mortality, and discharge disposition assignments.
Conducts random and focused quality audits on all Inpatient Centra and contracted/vendor coding staff.
Documents audit findings, trends and ensures they are investigated, and timely education is prepared and reviewed with coding staff when necessary.
Keeps abreast of new regulatory requirements, annual revisions to the codes, etc. and applies this informa...