Provider Coding Educator, FT, Days, - Remote
Prisma Health
Location
Richland County, South Carolina
Quick overview
This role ensures all provider services are completely and accurately coded according to approved guidelines by providing coding support, performing periodic reviews, and conducting various education and training sessions for providers and staff. Key duties involve educating staff on proper CPT, ICD-10, and HCPCS coding, reviewing physician charges, and responding to coding questions promptly.
Requirements summary
Candidates must possess a Bachelor's degree in Business or a related field, or equivalent experience (Associate degree with 5 years or High School Diploma with 7 years of coding/billing experience in a professional setting). A mandatory requirement is holding the CPC (Certified Professional Coder) certification.
Job description
- Inspire health.
- Serve with compassion.
- Be the difference.
- Job Summary Ensures all provider services are completely and accurately coded according to approved coding guidelines.
- Provides coding support to the providers and staff by performing periodic coding reviews, conducting various coding education and training sessions.
- Essential Functions All team members are expected to be knowledgeable and compliant with Prisma Health's purpose: Inspire health.
- Serve with compassion.
- Be the difference.
- Educates providers and coding staff within the physician practice setting on proper CPT, ICD-10 and HCPCS coding.
- Performs random reviews of physician charges to identify opportunities for charge capture, ICD-10 specificity and proper coding of all services rendered.
- Reviews and responds to coding questions submitted by physicians and coding staff within a timely manner.
- Communicates billing related issues to assigned supervisor/manager.
- Shadows provider and coding staff to confirm coding is supported by medical record documentation and identify opportunities to improve upon documentation and coding.
- Participates in workshops, seminars, webinars, and other educational opportunities to ensure continued learning.
- Maintain current certification(s) and working knowledge if ICD-10 and CPT coding guidelines.
- Recommends changes to billing procedures to achieve compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations.
- Obtains and maintains instructor status for AAPC PMCC Coding Curriculum, if applicable.
- Coordinates class schedule and provides instruction for the PMCC Coding Curriculum offered by the AAPC, if applicable.
- Maintains knowledge if state and federal regulatory guidelines related to proper coding.
- Participates in meetings with Corporate Compliance in order to identify opportunities for improvement.
- Schedules education sessions with providers to provide education based on audit findings, if applicable.
- Participates in A/R Meetings in order to improve overall coding when applicable.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
- Supervisory/Management Responsibilities This is a non-management job that will report to a supervisor, manager, director or executive.
- Minimum Requirements Education - Bachelor's degree in Business or related field of study Experience - Three (3) years billing and/or coding experience In Lieu Of Associate degree with 5 years of coding or coding/billing experience in a professional billing setting.
- High School Diploma with 7 years coding or coding/billing experience in a professional billing setting.
- Required Certifications, Registrations, Licenses CPC - CERT PROFESSIONAL CODER
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
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