Halifax Health

Health system and medical association

Health Information Management/Coding Specialist - Hospice

Clinical Support & Patient AdministrationPosted on Nov 13

Full-timePort Orange, FL, USANo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

Complete a minimum two-year college coding course covering anatomy, physiology, medical terminology, CPT-4, and ICD-10-CM and PCS.
Have a minimum of one year of emergency department or ancillary coding or charging experience in an acute care setting.
Have or be eligible for RHIT, CCS, CCSP, CPC, or equivalent certifications.
Know Hospice Local Coverage Determinations and National Coverage Determinations.
Use professional interpersonal communication with physicians, colleagues, and ancillary departments.
Organize, prioritize, analyze, and implement daily tasks; work independently with minimal supervision.
Handle multiple responsibilities and tasks in stressful situations.
Use problem-solving, analytical, and critical-thinking skills.
Maintain confidentiality and know HIPAA laws.
Be trained in ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS.
Have experience with encoders, computer-assisted coding, electronic health records, and general computer skills.
Have strong organizational skills, attention to detail, data-entry skills, and a team-oriented work ethic.
Abide by AHIMA Standards of Ethical Coding and official coding guidelines.

Responsibilities

Code hospice accounts using ICD-10-CM diagnosis and procedure codes and CPT-4 code sets.
Verify the accuracy, completeness, specificity, and appropriateness of diagnosis codes based on services rendered, and assign appropriate modifiers.
Work within the Hospice Health Information Management Department with records, scanning, inquiries, death certificates, and billing information.
Provide appropriate copies of consents, billing information, compliance forms, admission information, death lists, and census to appropriate team members daily.
Review medical record information and documentation for appropriate code assignment, including principal diagnosis, comorbidities and complications, secondary conditions, and procedures.
Query attending physicians for documentation and diagnostic clarification.
Support and participate in process and quality improvement initiatives.
Travel from main office sites to other office sites for coverage and meetings.
Maintain daily contact with interdisciplinary care team members, physician offices, health care facilities, and community agencies; have occasional contact with patients and families.

Day (United States of America)Health Information Management/Coding Specialist - HospiceThe Coding Specialist I is responsible for the coding of hospice accounts using ICD-10-CM diagnosis and procedure codes and CPT-4 code sets. The coder will verify and ensure the accuracy, completeness, specificity, and appropriateness of diagnosis codes based on services rendered and assign appropriate modifiers.

- Minimum 2 year college coding course including anatomy, physiology, medical terminology, CPT-4 and ICD-10-CM and PCS
- Minimum 1 year ED/Ancillary coding or charging in an acute care setting.
- Must have or be eligible for RHIT, CCS, CCSP, CPC or equivalent certifications
- Knowledge of Hospice Local Coverage Determinations and National Coverage Determinations
- Professionalism in interpersonal communication skills with physicians, colleagues, and ancillary departments required
- The ability to organize, prioritize, analyze, and implement daily tasks, must be a self starter and be able to work with minimal supervision
- The ability to handle multiple responsibilities and tasks in stressful situations
- Problem solving, analytical and critical thinking skills
- The ability to maintain confidentiality, knowledge of HIPAA laws
- ICD-10-CM and ICD-10 PCS trained

- Experience with Encoders, CAC, EHRs and general computer skills.

- Work within the Halifax Health Hospice Health Information Management Department with records, scanning, inquiries, death certificates, billing information.

- Provide appropriate copies of consents, billing information, compliance forms, admission, death lists, and census to the appropriate team members on a daily basis.
- Excellent organizational skills, strong attention to detail, superior data entry skills and team-oriented work ethics
- Review medical record information and documentation for appropriate code assignment including principal diagnosis, co-morbidities and complications, secondary conditions and procedures.
- Query attending physicians for documentation and diagnostic clarification
- Support and participate in process and quality improvement initiatives
- Abide by the AHIMA Standards of Ethical Coding and adhere to official coding guidelines

Works under supervision of HIM Coordinator/Manager

Daily contact with interdisciplinary care team members, physician’s offices, health care facilities and community agencies. Occasional contact with patients and families.

WORK CONDITIONS: General office environment, exposed to electrical/mechanical power equipment. Traveling required from main office sites to other office site for coverage/meetings. Light physical efforts (lift/carry up to 20 lbs.), continuously sedentary work, standing/walking, lifting supplies/equipment, manual dexterity and mobility, reaching, stopping, bending, kneeling, crouching.

About the Company

Halifax Health

Health system and medical association

Halifax Health is a healthcare system that operates hospitals, clinics, and outpatient services in its local community. It provides patient care across emergency, inpatient, and specialty services through a network of facilities and care teams, often supported by affiliates and community programs.

Company size: 1,001-5,000
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: Daytona Beach, FL
Founded: 1928

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