Job Description

*100% REMOTE Inpatient Coder *
*Schedule: Monday- Friday - flex schedule *
*Location: 100% REMOTE (MUST provide your own laptop & have reliable internet) *

* must be located in either MD, PA, VA, WV
*Skills & Qualifications:*
** Formal working knowledge equivalent to an Associate's degree (2 years college) in HIM, HIT or related field*
** 1-3 years of relevant coding experience*
** CCS, CCS-P, COC, CPC, RHIT, or RHIA required.*
** Must complete 70 charts per day with a 98% accuracy.*
*Description:*

* Reviews medical records to determine the physician's diagnosis/procedures for the patient and assigns ICD-10CM/PCS codes to those diagnoses/procedures.
* Reviews the entire medical record for codable information.
* Writes queries as appropriate and adheres to the query policy.
* Follows-up on queries and updates coding and the query as appropriate and in a timely manner.
* Assigns the appropriate APR/DRG.
* Abstracts predetermined information from inpatient, day surg, ER, and outpatient records and enters that information on to the medical record abstract
* Enters appropriate information on the abstract as determined by departmental policy.
* Completes and releases to billing abstracts that are ready to be billed
* Prepares and submits a properly completed management report to the Manager weekly.
* Works with Clinical Documentation Specialists to develop a good working team
* Communicates about queries and query responses. Uses CDI as a resource for clinical information.
* Ensures that emails, audits, queries and reports are processed timely.
* Researches to ensure that records are coded, grouped and abstracted properly.

About TEKsystems:


We're partners in transformation. We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity. We are a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 clients, including 80% of the Fortune 500, across North America, Europe and Asia. As an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services, and real-world application, we work with progressive leaders to drive change. That's the power of true partnership. TEKsystems is an Allegis Group company.


The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law. TEKsystems

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Remote job, Flexible hours, Monday to Friday,

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