IPC, The Hospitalist Company, has an immediate opening for a Clinical Coding and Documentation Specialist in North Hollywood, CA.
The primary purpose and function of the Clinical Coding and Documentation Specialist is to assist Physician Providers with Education and Management on a variety of data sources to determine where intervention with providers is needed, and formulate and implement a provider intervention plan.
Typically, an intervention plan will include provider re-education, additional auditing or other corrective action.
Data sources include audit results, coding analyses, and payer reimbursement findings.Founded by physicians in 1995, IPC The Hospitalist Company has grown to become the nation?s leading private practice hospitalist group.
Our providers, support staff, operations, and technology are all focused on driving the health care delivery system towards better, more efficient and high quality inpatient care.
Today, we manage over 150 practice groups, providing care in over 500 medical facilities in 21 states.Why work for us: Industry leader and innovatorA competitive compensation and benefits package Professional advancement and career growth opportunitiesA team structure that fosters mutual respect Benefits: The following benefits are offered to full-time team members.Medical Insurance Dental Insurance Life Insurance Long-Term Disability Insurance Section 125 Health Savings Account 401(k) Retirement Plan, with employer match Employee Stock Purchase Plan Paid Time Off And more!About UsIPC The Hospitalist Company, INC.
is a publicly held leading national physician group practice company focused on the delivery of hospitalist medicine services.
Our physicians and affiliated providers manage the care of hospitalized patients in coordination with primary care physicians and specialists.We have taken a leadership role in the emergence of this new medical specialty and today has over 1400 affiliated providers in the U.S.
We work closely with approximately 30,0 referring primary care physicians and specialists and more than 1,0 health plans, to manage more than $1 billion in healthcare expenditures annually.
On January 24, 2008, we became the first practice group exclusively focused on hospital medicine to become a publicly traded company.Are You Passionate About What You Do? Apply Today!Requirements: Responsibilities: Review a variety of data sources to determine where intervention with providers is needed.
Data sources include documentation audit results, coding analyses, payer reimbursement findings, provider or staff inquiries or concerns, Compliance Hot Line reports, and others Formulate and implement an intervention plan.Perform provider and/or staff education Actively participate in Compliance Committees, task forces, or other work groups Prepare summary reports of activities and present at the appropriate Compliance Committee Meeting Provide coding & documentation support to the Centralized Billing Officer when responding to payer concerns Coordinate Internal Investigations related to coding, documentation, or billing issues, and manage the Investigation process so that appropriate investigation and corrective action occur Research payer, regulator, and legislative information to determine correct approach to specific coding & documentation issues.
Create educational handouts or materials as necessary, and disseminate information to end users Assist in Charge Master maintenance by reviewing CPT/HCPCS codes and ensuring that services provided are correctly reflected on the Charge Master.
Update Charge Master as needed, and conduct annual review Other projects as assigned Requirements: E&M coding/documentation in acute care and or SNF/NF care strongly preferred Bachelors Degree required Certified Coder required, CPC or CCS Physician Coding Certificate (CPC-P, CCS-P, CEMC)3 years experience Education and Management Coding ? E&M Expertise in Medicare and Medicaid requirements Expertise in reviewing physician documentation of E&M services Additional healthcare compliance certification preferred (CHC, CCP)
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