Medical Records Specialist—Coding & Data Quality

NYC Health + Hospitals; New York (NY); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

NYC Health + Hospitals is seeking a skilled medical records coder to analyze, code, and index patient records in a compliant healthcare setting. You will support accurate reporting and resource utilization under NYC Health + Hospitals standards of care.

The role requires completion of an approved coding/HIT program or equivalent experience, plus relevant certifications. Strong attention to detail and ability to train others are essential.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent (approved)
• Completion of a coding or billing, medical record technology or HIT program (AHIMA/CAHIIM)
• CCS by AHIMA, CPC by AAPC or CMBS by MAB; or 2 years of coding/abstracting experience

Responsibilities

• Reviews, analyzes, abstracts, codes or indexes patients' medical records.
• Prepares and maintains records, abstracts and summaries.
• May do comparative studies for data quality.
• Completes data correction forms.
• Prepares Congenital Malformations Report, Alzheimer's Disease, and other Dementias Report forms.
• Instructs healthcare staff in the use of current coding classification.
• May supervise and train other professional staff in medical records.
• May organize, file and retrieve medical records.

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Coding or HIT program (AHIMA/CAHIIM)

CCS/CPC/CMBS certification or 2 years coding/abstracting experience

Job description

NYC Health + Hospitals is seeking a skilled medical records coder to analyze, code, and index patient records in a compliant healthcare setting. You will support accurate reporting and resource utilization under NYC Health + Hospitals standards of care.

The role requires completion of an approved coding/HIT program or equivalent experience, plus relevant certifications. Strong attention to detail and ability to train others are essential.