Employer: University of Washington UW Medical Center - Northwest
Job Description:
All across UW Medicine, our employees collaborate to perform the highest quality work with integrity and compassion and to create a respectful, welcoming environment where every patient, family, student and colleague is valued and honored.
University of Washington Medicine’s mission is to improve the health of the public by advancing medical knowledge, providing outstanding primary and specialty care to the people of the region, and preparing tomorrow’s physicians, scientists and other health professionals. UW Medicine owns or operates Harborview Medical Center, Valley Medical Center, UW Medical Center, UW Medicine Center – Northwest, a network of UW Medicine Neighborhood Clinics that provide primary care, UW Physicians, UW School of Medicine, Airlift Northwest, and other owned, operated or affiliated entities as appropriate. In addition, UW Medicine shares in the ownership and governance of Children’s University Medical Group and Seattle Cancer Care Alliance a partnership among UW Medicine, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research, and Seattle Children’s.
UW Medicine NW, Enterprise Records and Health Information currently has an outstanding opportunity for an OUTPATIENT EDITS CODER.
The Edits Coder position reports to the Edits Coding Supervisor within the Enterprise Records and Health Information Management department.
Under the general supervision of the Manager of Integrated Coding, and the direct supervision of the Supervisor of Edits Coding, the Edits Coder is responsible for implementing the mission and goals of Enterprise Records and Health Information, and incorporating a “patients are first” service culture. The Edits Coder is responsible for performing daily activities related to analyzing medical records to validate the correct coding assignment of International Classification of Disease (ICD), Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) and/or Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) codes in Epic work queues (WQ) and/or Hierarchical Condition Category (HCC)/Risk Adjustment Factor (RAF) and/or Care Gap review to ensure optimal reimbursement for facility and/or professional fee coding and billing for Clinic, Outpatient and related charges needing coding review in compliance with State and Federal guidelines.
Responsibilities:
Validates codes entered at the point of care and/or by other charge sources by reviewing electronic data and making corrections based on a review of all available electronic and other appropriate documentation to support all billable procedures and services.
Reviews and resolves coding accounts failed validations, revenue guard, missing modifiers, incorrect modifiers, missing charges, incorrect charges, medical necessity edits, CCI edits, claim edits, and payor denials in Epic; verifies accuracy of ICD diagnosis codes and CPT/HCPCS procedure codes.
Investigates and researches coding issues identified by Revenue Integrity (RI) and Patient Financial Services (PFS) related to inquiries, complaints and/or denials. Makes coding corrections to resolve coding issues; supports RI by reviewing specified procedures for charge accuracy; reroutes accounts to correct coding team for coding resolution based on revenue codes.
Maintains Epic WQ turnaround times for coding error and edits resolution to prevent charge lags for facility and professional fee services. Identifies potentially avoidable delays to timely billing and help identify systemic issues that contribute to delays in service or inefficient uses of resources to address root cause and prevent ongoing errors.
Identifies the need for documentation clarity to support the integrity of the record and for reimbursement compliance; identifies charge error trends and escalate to supervisor.
Performs special projects or other duties assigned.
May perform the work of lower level classifications of the Coding Specialist series.
REQUIREMENTS:
High school diploma or equivalent AND one year coding experience or equivalent education/experience.
Certified as a Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT), Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA), Certified Coding Specialist (CCS), Certified Coding Specialist – Physician Based (CCS-P), Certified Professional Coder (CPC), Certified Inpatient Coder (CIC), Certified Outpatient Coder (COC), Certified Interventional Radiology Cardiovascular Coder (CIRCC), Radiology Certified Coder (RCC) or Radiation Oncology Certified Coder (ROCC) OR eligible to sit for the exam within 6 months of hire.
Desired:
Experience in an academic healthcare environment.
Experience and proficiency with Epic and/or Cerner products.
Proficient with MS Office suite.
Basic Knowledge of Office 365.
Ability to manage time effectively and to work in a high volume, high accuracy work environment with deadlines.
Ability to communicate effectively and to work in a collaborative team environment.
Ability to maintain confidentiality.
Committed to attracting and retaining a diverse staff, the University of Washington will honor your experiences, perspectives and unique identity. Together, our community strives to create and maintain working and learning environments that are inclusive, equitable and welcoming.
The University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.
To request disability accommodation in the application process, contact the Disability Services Office at 206-543-6450 or [email protected].
Applicants considered for this position will be required to disclose if they are the subject of any substantiated findings or current investigations related to sexual misconduct at their current employment and past employment. Disclosure is required under Washington state law.
COVID-19 VACCINATION REQUIREMENT
Employees of the University of Washington are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 unless a medical or religious exemption is approved. Being fully vaccinated means that an individual is at least two weeks past their final dose of an authorized COVID-19 vaccine regimen. As a condition of employment, newly hired employees will be required to provide proof of their COVID-19 vaccination. View the Final candidate guide to COVID-19 vaccination requirement webpage for information about the medical or religious exemption process for final candidates.
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Base Pay: $4314.00 - $6176.00 per month
