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Work Shift:
Day Shift
Time Type:
Full time
Department:
CC017060 Health Information ManagementMonday to Friday, Full-time — Remote **Must Reside in Arkansas**
Salary:
Most new hires start between $20.50-$25.60 per hour, depending on experience and qualifications.
The Clinical Coder is responsible for reviewing patient medical records and accurately assigning standardized codes using ICD and CPT/HCPCS classification systems. The primary goal is to ensure timely and accurate coding for billing, reimbursement, research, and statistical reporting purposes, while maintaining compliance with established coding guidelines and regulations.
No education requirements
1 certification from AAPC or AHIMA - American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) or American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA)
1. Review patient medical records (e.g., physician notes, lab results, radiology reports, operative reports) to identify diagnoses and procedures.
2. Assign accurate ICD (International Classification of Diseases), CPT (Current Procedural Terminology), and HCPCS (Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System) codes.
3. Ensure coding accuracy and consistency across medical records.
4. Adhere to established coding guidelines, coding conventions, official coding rules, and regulatory requirements (e.g., CMS, HIPAA).
5. Maintain confidentiality of patient information in accordance with HIPAA regulations.
6. Stay current with coding updates, changes in regulations, and industry best practices.
7. Abstract data and information from medical records for various reporting requirements.
8. Communicate effectively with physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals to clarify documentation and resolve coding discrepancies.
9. Research and resolve accounts that have failed in the billing/collection process due to issues surrounding diagnostic and procedure coding.
10. Codes a wider range of patient encounters, including more complex cases.
11. Demonstrates a solid understanding of coding guidelines and conventions.
12. Requires moderate supervision and can independently resolve many coding issues.
13. May assist with training new coders or providing guidance to Level I coders.
14. Identifies and reports potential coding errors or inconsistencies.
Arkansas Children's is the only healthcare system in the state solely dedicated to caring for Arkansas' more than 700,000 children. The private, non-profit organization includes two pediatric hospitals, a pediatric research institute and USDA nutrition center, a philanthropic foundation, a nursery alliance, statewide clinics, and many education and outreach programs — all focused on fulfilling a promise to define and deliver unprecedented child health. Arkansas Children’s Hospital (ACH) is a 336-bed, Magnet-recognized facility in Little Rock operating the state’s only Level I pediatric trauma center; the state's only burn center; the state's only Level IV neonatal intensive care unit; the state's only pediatric intensive care unit; the state’s only pediatric surgery program with Level 1 verification from the American College of Surgeons (ACS); the state’s only magnetoencephalography (MEG) system for neurosurgical planning and cutting-edge research; and the state's only nationally recognized pediatric transport program. Arkansas Children’s Hospital is nationally ranked by U.S. News & World Report in seven pediatric specialties (2022—2023): Cancer, Cardiology & Heart Surgery, Diabetes & Endocrinology, Nephrology, Neurology & Neurosurgery, Pulmonology and Urology. Arkansas Children’s Northwest (ACNW), the first and only pediatric hospital in the Northwest Arkansas region, is a level IV pediatric trauma center. ACNW operates a 24-bed inpatient unit; a surgical unit with five operating rooms; outpatient clinics offering over 20 subspecialties; diagnostic services; imaging capabilities; occupational therapy services; and Northwest Arkansas' only pediatric emergency department, equipped with 30 exam rooms. Generous philanthropic and volunteer engagement has sustained Arkansas Children's since it began as an orphanage in 1912, and today ensures the system can deliver on its promise of unprecedented child health. To learn more, visit archildrens.org.
