Medical Coding Adjustment Specialist II

Job Description

Job Description

Medical Coding Adjustment Specialist II

Millennium Physician Group

Full Time (Monday-Friday 8AM-4 : 30PM)

Remote Position

The Medical Coding Adjustment Specialist II is responsible for reviewing a patient's medical records after a visit and translating the information into provider-selected ICD-10-CM codes that insurers use to process claims from patients. Their duties include confirming treatments with medical staff, identifying missing information, and submitting forms to insurers for reimbursement ensuring the accuracy and completeness of provider-selected ICD-10-CM codes before claim submission. You will also be required to abstract and assign ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes supported in the encounter documentation that were not initially assigned by the rendering provider. You will work in tandem with other members of the MRA Department.

Responsibilities

• Maintains active professional certification and complies with all educational, professional, and ethical requirements of said certification.
• Demonstrates knowledge of health systems operations, including an understanding of reimbursement methodologies and coding conventions.
• Demonstrates ability to perform detailed oriented and complete encounter level reviews for Hierarchical Condition Categories (HCC) / Risk Adjustment.
• Possesses advanced knowledge and understanding of HCC / Risk Adjustment, coding, and documentation requirements.
• Ensures all diagnoses are accurate and complete from the patient encounter under ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting.
• Demonstrates ability to identify and communicate trends in provider coding and documentation.
• Delivers clear, concise, and professional communications to providers as necessary when documentation is inadequate, ambiguous, or otherwise unclear for medical coding purposes.
• Responsible for documenting and tracking queries to providers in the identified database.
• Possesses excellent written, verbal, communication, and attention to detail skills.
• Review patient encounters to identify chronic and currently treated conditions, ensuring that official coding guidelines are followed.
• Abstracts and / or validates the appropriate ICD-10-CM diagnosis code to the highest level of specificity supported in the patient record is present on the encounter claim before submission.
• Perform comprehensive reviews of provider actions within the Value Based Alert Tool (VBAT) to identify outliers and areas of opportunity.
• Analyze MRA data to identify patterns and when requested assist in the development of interventions at the provider and region level.
• Keeps department leadership apprised of project activities through regular written and oral status reports. Proactively identifies risks that may hinder project success.
• Collaborate and work in tandem with other members of the MRA Department.
• Demonstrate excellent guest service to internal team members and patients.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

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Why Millennium?

Millennium Physician Group is one of the largest comprehensive primary care practices with healthcare providers throughout Florida.

At Millennium Physician Group, you will find an organization that focuses on family and building a strong network of people to care for the communities we serve. We are always searching for employees who have a strong customer service attitude, fantastic teamwork skills and a willing smile ready to share.

Our promise is to provide you with the tools to do your job successfully, as well as providing a team atmosphere that empowers you to seek better ways to deliver care to our patients and their families. We also promise to care for you as an individual, and help you grow in your role with Millennium Physician Group.

If you are interested in joining an organization that puts an emphasis on team work and family, then Millennium Physician Group is the right choice.

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