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Medical Abstractionist – Physician Practice
Cira Centre. 2929 Arch Street Philadelphia, PA 19104
3 months – Contract to Hire
8:30AM-5PM EST M-F
Potentially Hybrid - 1st 30-60 Days In Office Every Day
Should A Contractor Perform At Appropriate Level, Move To A Hybrid Schedule 2 Days In Office/ Week 3 Days Remote
Reviews and interprets the documentation of physician services in patient records to report physician activity for professional services billing. Key components of the reporting of physician services include coding of services using CPT-4 service codes and ICD-10 diagnoses codes.
1. Systematically review and analyze patient records to determine the principal diagnosis and level of service, all significant additional diagnoses and procedures and to produce a coded abstract for physician billing (60%)
- Review up to 90 patient charts per day and abstract diagnoses, physician services and procedures with 95% accuracy, 100% of the time.
- Abstract charts of patients no longer under care of practice physicians within two working days of discharge from care, 90% of the time.
2. Code diagnoses, level of service and procedures consistent with patient care documentation (20%)
- Complete ICD-10 and CPT-4 coding with 95% accuracy, 100% of the time.
3. Serve as a resource to Department physicians regarding guidelines for patient care documentation and respond to physician inquiries on proper documentation of patient care (10%)
- Complete a Documentation Problem Sheet within four hours of identification of a problem/issue, 90% of the time.
- Respond to physician inquiries within two hours with recommendations and/or options for problem resolution, 90% of the time.
4. Maintain a thorough knowledge of current diagnosis and procedural coding practices and their application to the scope of services provided by Department physicians (10%)
Maintain certification as a procedural coder.
Required Education and Experience:
- Degree in Health information management or equivalent experience
- 1-3 years Coding Experience
- C.P.C. Certification (Certified Procedural Coder)
- Knowledge of EPIC preferred.
Job Type: Contract
Pay: $33.00 per hour
Expected hours: 40 per week
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
Experience:
- ICD-10: 1 year (Required)
- CPT-4: 1 year (Required)
- Medical Abstractionist: 1 year (Required)
License/Certification:
- C.P.C. Certification (Certified Procedural Coder) (Required)
Work Location: In person
Salary : $33
