About the position
Overview Northside Hospital is award-winning, state-of-the-art, and continually growing. Constantly expanding the quality and reach of our care to our patients and communities creates even more opportunity for the best healthcare professionals in Atlanta and beyond. Discover all the possibilities of a career at Northside today. Responsibilities Responsible for coding procedures and entering charges to comply with federal/state regulations and internal policies. Coordinate with Practice Coordinator and Revenue Integrity to assure all necessary documentation is present to support selected procedure codes or to code cases as needed. Participates in audits to evaluate if all selected codes are accurate and develops methodologies to improved coding issues identified.
Responsibilities
• Responsible for coding procedures and entering charges to comply with federal/state regulations and internal policies.
• Coordinate with Practice Coordinator and Revenue Integrity to assure all necessary documentation is present to support selected procedure codes or to code cases as needed.
• Participates in audits to evaluate if all selected codes are accurate and develops methodologies to improved coding issues identified.
Requirements
• Must have a coding credential (RHIA, RHIT, CPC, CCS, RN).
• Minimum of 3 years of specialty and or surgical coding experience
• Familiarity with data processing applications in a Windows environment, especially in the health care accounts receivable area.
• Knowledge of medical terminology, billing procedures, medical insurance.