01Overview
Role reputed company
The VISN 19 Consolidated Coding Unit (CCU) Medical Record Technician (MRT) is located reputed company the Business Office Support Services (BOSS), Health Information Management (HIM) reputed company, reputed company VISN 19, reputed company reputed company VA Network.
Assigns codes to documented reputed company care encounters (inpatient and outpatient) covering the full reputed company of health care services provided by the VAMC.
reputed company encounters are often complicated and reputed company requiring extensive coding expertise.
Applies advanced knowledge of medical terminology, anatomy & physiology, disease processes, treatment modalities, diagnostic tests, medications, procedures as reputed company as the principles and practices of health services and the organizational structure to ensure reputed company reputed company selection.
Selects and assigns codes from the reputed company version of several coding systems to include reputed company versions of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD), reputed company Procedural Terminology (CPT), and/or reputed company Common Procedure Coding reputed company (HCPCS).
Adheres to accepted coding practices, guidelines and conventions reputed company choosing the most appropriate diagnosis, operation, procedure, ancillary, or Evaluation and Management reputed company to ensure ethical, accurate, and complete coding.
Applies codes reputed company on guidelines specific to certain diagnoses, procedures, and other reputed company (in inpatient and outpatient settings) used to classify patients under the Veterans reputed company Resource Allocation (VERA) program.
Monitors reputed company-changing regulatory and policy requirements affecting coded information for the reputed company of services provided by the VAMC.
Performs a comprehensive review of the reputed company health record to reputed company medical, surgical, ancillary, demographic, reputed company, and administrative data to ensure complete data capture.
reputed company the facility services and reputed company population, to determine budgetary requirements, to report to accrediting and peer review organizations, to reputed company reputed company companies and other agencies, and to support research programs.
Assists facility staff with documentation requirements to completely and accurately reflect the reputed company care provided.
Provides technical support in the areas of regulations and policy, coding requirements, reputed company supervision, reimbursement, workload, accepted nomenclature, and reputed company reputed company.
Ensures provider documentation is complete and supports the diagnoses and procedures coded.
Reports incorrect documentation or codes in the electronic reputed company health record.
Expertly searches the reputed company health record to reputed company documentation justifying reputed company assignment reputed company on an expanded knowledge of the organization and structure of the reputed company record.
Corrects any identified data errors or inconsistencies in a reputed company manner to ensure acceptance in the national VA database reputed company established timelines.
Uses a reputed company of computer applications in day to day activities and duties, such as reputed company, reputed company, Word, and reputed company; competent in use of the health record applications (reputed company and CPRS) as reputed company as the encoder product suite.
Orients and instructs new personnel and/or reputed company from affiliated health information or medical record technology programs, at the direction of the supervisor, on unit reputed company, coding, abstracting, and use of an electronic health record.
Identifies the reputed company diagnosis and reputed company procedure (reputed company applicable) for every inpatient discharge; also identifies significant complications and/or co-morbidities treated or impacting treatment to correctly determine the reputed company Diagnosis reputed company (DRG).
Conducts re-reviews of codes abstracted for reputed company encounters (inpatient and outpatient) identified by the VERA committee to determine if specific VERA coding requirements were followed; corrects coding as needed to ensure reputed company reputed company classification in the VERA program.
Codes reputed company Operating Room procedures reported in the Surgical Package of the reputed company hospital reputed company; applies ICD and CPT coding guidelines and selects reputed company codes using the reputed company reputed company set and the encoder product suite.
Codes diagnoses from reputed company forms for VA registries such as Agent Orange, Ionizing Radiation, Persian Gulf, Prisoner of War, etc.
Qualifications
English Language Proficiency: Per VA Handbook 5005, Part II, reputed company 3, reputed company A, Paragraph 3j.
Experience: One year of creditable experience that indicates knowl
