White River Health System Inc
Location
Batesville, Arkansas
The coder is responsible for accurately identifying and assigning classification codes for outpatient medical diagnoses and procedures. They must also abstract outpatient surgery data into the computerized system while maintaining high quality assurance standards.
The role requires the ability to sequence procedures according to established guidelines and ensure all outpatient records are coded within four days of receipt. Accuracy in coding is a primary performance metric for this position.
1. Perform Outpatient Medical Record Coding.
1. Identify significant diagnoses and procedures and determine the principal diagnosis and procedure for each hospitalization accurately 95‑100% of the time to meet standard; 94% or less is below standard as documented by quality assurance activities.
2. Assign correct classification codes for identified diagnoses and procedures accurately 95‑100% of the time to meet standard; 94% or less is below standard, as documented by quality assurance activities.
100. Sequence all procedures performed according to the established guidelines.
500. Code all outpatient medical records as documented on daily activity reports.
Code all OP records within four days of receipt to your area.
2. Abstract outpatient surgery data into computerized system.