Medical Records Coder — HIPAA Compliance & Data

CommonSpirit Health; Tacoma (WA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Virginia Mason Franciscan Health in the Puget Sound region seeks a Medical Coder who translates patient records into standardized codes for diagnoses and procedures, ensuring accurate communication with insurers and compliant billing practices.

You will collaborate with providers and staff, maintain EMRs, verify authorizations, and manage records to support timely claims processing while upholding HIPAA and healthcare regulations. Strong coding standards knowledge is essential.

Qualifications

• One year of work experience in healthcare, release of information, or office setting.
• Familiarity with HIPAA/privacy requirements.

Responsibilities

• Scans, indexes, organizes, and maintains electronic medical records and correspondence in the EMR according to established procedures and HIPAA/privacy requirements.
• Reviews and processes requests for medical information from patients, providers, insurance companies, and other authorized third parties, ensuring compliance with applicable policies and regulations.
• Verifies authorizations and accurately documents requests, patient information, dates of service, and release details within the appropriate EMR systems and work queues.
• Coordinates the retrieval, preparation, copying, and transfer of medical records, including responding to requests from outside facilities and the Regional Billing Office.
• Monitors work queues, responds to phone calls and inquiries, communicates request status and turnaround times, and resolves outstanding documentation or record issues.
• Performs routine quality audits of scanned and indexed documents, corrects discrepancies, and generates reports to support compliance with established quality and completion standards.

Skills

Healthcare experience

Release of information

Office setting experience

HIPAA/privacy

Education

Medical records technology program

Tools

EMR systems

Job description

Virginia Mason Franciscan Health in the Puget Sound region seeks a Medical Coder who translates patient records into standardized codes for diagnoses and procedures, ensuring accurate communication with insurers and compliant billing practices.

You will collaborate with providers and staff, maintain EMRs, verify authorizations, and manage records to support timely claims processing while upholding HIPAA and healthcare regulations. Strong coding standards knowledge is essential.