Health Information Management Coder Lead - Irving

DescriptionSummary: Selected by CHRISTUS Health Coding Leadership, to focus coding skills and expertise to foster an environment of teamwork and service excellence mentoring, training, cross training their designated Regional Inpatient or Outpatient Coding team. Coding Lead will work with Coders as a resource to maintain current and high-quality ICD-10-CM, ICD-10-PCS and/or CPT coding for the Inpatient and/or Outpatient diagnoses and procedural occurrences, through the review of clinical documentation and diagnostic results, with a consistent coding accuracy rate of 95% or better. Coding Leads will work to ensure Coders abstract data into any and all appropriate CHRISTUS Health electronic medical record systems, verifying accurate patient dispositions and physician data, following the Official ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS Guidelines for Coding and Reporting and AMA CPT Guidelines. Coding Lead will act as a liaison for coding related questions, providing clear and concise written or verbal responses, citing official coding guidelines and Coding Clinics. Coding Lead will work to resolve error reports associated with the billing process, identify and report error patterns, and, when necessary, assist in performance improvement activities with other team associates. Coding Lead will work collaboratively with various CHRISTUS Health departments, including but not limited to HIM and Clinical Documentation Specialists, to ensure accurate and complete physician documentation to support accurate billing and reduce denials. Coder will also assist in other areas of the department, as requested by leadership. Coding Lead will report directly to their Regional Coding Manager, with additional leadership from the Director of Coding Operations and System HIM Director. Responsibilities: Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies: Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders.Abide by standardized, organization-wide policies and procedures to monitor the success and quality of coding.Able to role model industry best practices for use of technology; job shadow and coach associates in appropriate coding workflows.Will review internal and external audit results, to identify global and individual areas for improvement.Able to perform remediation audits, computing audit template using Excel to calculate coding accuracy.Coach coding associates based on internal and external audit results, or based upon coding needs.Actively collaborate with Unbilled Analysts to complete billing workflow changes to reduce billing errors.Manage and work billing reports, such as Connance, to provide timely corrections to accounts in questions, ensuring billing is not impacted.Assists in implementing new systems and/or processes, to improve back-end billing errors.Acts as coding liaison, proving expertise in coding, charging, DRG assignments, APC assignments, modifier application, special projects and denials.Analyzes audit results to identify areas of opportunity.Assign codes for diagnoses, treatments and procedures according to the ICD-10-CM/PCS Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting through review of coding critical documentation, to generate appropriate MS/APR DRG.Abstracts required information from source documentation, to be entered into appropriate CHRISTUS Health electronic medical record system.Validates admit orders and discharge dispositions.Works from assigned coding queue, completing and re-assigning accounts correctly.Manages accounts on ABS Hold or through Epic WQs using account activities, finalizing accounts when corrections have been made, in a timely manner.Meets or exceeds an accuracy rate of 95%.Meets or exceeds the designated CHRISTUS Health Productivity standard per chart type.Abides by the Standards of Ethical Coding as set forth by the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA).Assists in implementing solutions to reduce backend errors.Identifies and appropriately reports all hospital-acquired conditions (HAC).Expertly queries providers for missing or unclear documentation, by working with the HIM department and Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialists.Participates in both internal and external audit discussions.Strong written and verbal communication skills.Able to work independently in a remote setting, with little supervision.Strong understanding of departmental systems technology (i.e. Microsoft Office, EHR, Encoder, Teams, etc.)All other work duties as assigned by the Manager. Job Requirements: Education/Skills High school Diploma or equivalent years of experience required.Completion of Accredited Baccalaureate Health Informatics or Health Information Management or an AHIMA approved Coding Certificate Program preferred. Experience 5 years of Inpatient and/or Outpatient coding experience in an acute care setting preferred. Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA) (AHIMA) preferred.Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) (AHIMA) preferred.Certified Coding Specialist (CCS) (AHIMA) preferred.Certified Professional Coder (CPC) (AAPC) preferred. Work Schedule: TBD Work Type: Full Time EEO is the law - click below for more information:  https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf We endeavor to make this site accessible to any and all users. If you would like to contact us regarding the accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process, please contact us at (844) 257-6925. Additional Information: - Specialty: Information Technology - Location: 5101 North O Connor BoulevardIrving, Texas 75039 - Contact: About the Company: CHRISTUS Health is an international Catholic, faith-based, not-for-profit health system comprised of more than 600 services and facilities, including more than 60 hospitals and long-term care facilities, 350 clinics and outpatient centers, and dozens of other health ministries and ventures. Sponsored by the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word in Houston and San Antonio and the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth, the mission of CHRISTUS Health is to extend the healing ministry of Jesus Christ. To support our healthcare ministry, CHRISTUS Health employs approximately 45,000 Associates and has more than 15,000 physicians on staff who provide care and support for patients. CHRISTUS Health is listed among the top ten largest Catholic health systems in the United States. EXTENDING THE HEALING MINISTRY OF JESUS CHRIST We are inspired by our mission, vision and core values to deliver compassionate, high quality health care, improving the health of the communities we serve. Above all, we are committed to providing our customers and their family members with a truly unique healing experience, one that embodies our values and respects the dignity and worth of each person. Creating a health care system that is truly excellent in all areas is an ongoing effort.