Manager of Inpatient Coding

The Ohio State University; Columbus (OH); Remote; USD 90,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

The Ohio State University seeks a Manager of Inpatient Coding to lead the inpatient coding team within Health System Shared Services. You will oversee ICD-9-CM/ICD-10-CM/PCS coding, drive MS-DRG/APR-DRG determinations for billing and analytics, and train coders to ensure accuracy and compliance.

As a remote-location manager, you will collaborate with CDI, Revenue Cycle, and clinical departments to optimize revenue and accuracy while maintaining regulatory compliance and high-quality coding

Qualifications

• Minimum five years of progressive hospital-based coding experience.
• Bachelor's Degree in Health Information Administration or equivalent preferred.
• Credentialed as RHIT, RHIA, or CCS by AHIMA.
• Experience with computer-assisted coding, coding automation, and revenue cycle analytics.
• Experience collaborating with CDI, Revenue Cycle, Patient Financial Services, physicians, and clinical departments.

Responsibilities

• Set daily priorities and monitor accounts not coded.
• Train coders and support coding specialists in ICD-9-CM/ICD-10-CM/PCS coding.
• Determine MS-DRG and APR-DRG for billing and statistics.
• Monitor compliance with policies, procedures, and billing rules.
• Interact with Department Administration, Managers, medical staff, and clinical operations.

Skills

Hospital coding experience

Coding to ICD-9-CM/ICD-10-CM/PCS

Collaborative / cross-functional work

Regulatory compliance

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Health Information Administration or equivalent

Tools

IHIS

3M Encoder

Job description

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Job Title: Manager of Inpatient Coding Department: Health System Shared Services | MIM CDI and Coding

Scope of Position

The Manager of Inpatient Coding is responsible for managing systems and operations for efficient coding of inpatient medical record information. The manager monitors ICD-9-CM and ICD-10-CM/PCS code assignments for inpatient and rehabilitation prospective payment systems (MS-DRGs and APR-DRGs). Monitors computerized medical record information systems, i.e., IHIS and 3M Encoder. In this role, the Inpatient Coding Manager serves as a liaison and coordinator for special projects regarding the coding of medical records. This position is critical to the financial standing of the health system. The accuracy of the coding of diagnoses and procedures and the timeliness of their provision to the billing system will determine if the hospital will receive the full and proper payment from Medicare, Medicaid, CHAMPUS, and other third party payers. This position is critical to the reputation of the health system. The Manager trains coders and monitors coders’ performance to assure accurate and compliant coding.

Position Summary

This role serves as the manager for inpatient coding. This team is vital to the continued operation of the entire Department as it serves to assign the codes necessary for the billing of the inpatient accounts. Sets daily priorities, monitors accounts not coded, trains and supports coding specialists in assigning ICD-9-CM/ICD-10-CM/PCS diagnoses and procedure codes and determines Medicare Severity Diagnosis Related Group (MS-DRG) and All Patient Refined Diagnosis Related Groups (APR-DRG) for billing and statistical purposes. The manager monitors performance to assure compliance with policies and procedures and billing rules. The leader of this team must interact constantly with Department Administration, Department Managers, medical staff, and clinical operations.

Minimum Qualifications

Minimum five (5) years of progressive experience in hospital-based coding, with experience in inpatient facility coding required.

Bachelor's Degree in Health Information Administration or equivalent preferred.

Credentialed as a Registered Health Information Technician, Registered Health Information Administrator, or Certified Coding Specialist by the American Health Information Management Association

Experience with computer-assisted coding, coding automation, and revenue cycle analytics.

Experience working collaboratively with Clinical Documentation Integrity (CDI), Revenue Cycle, Patient Financial Services, physicians, and clinical departments.

Ongoing

Maintains required competencies, certifications, and compliance training as applicable.

Additional Information

• Location: Remote Location
• Position Type: Regular
• Scheduled Hours: 40
• Shift: First Shift

Final candidates are subject to successful completion of a background check. A drug screen or physical may be required during the post offer process.

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