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| Job term | : Permanent |
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Under the general supervision of a higher level supervisor, Health Information Technicians collect and code health information for reimbursement, statistics and mandatory reporting for a County hospital or complex care facility.
Assembles and analyzes health information for completeness, consistency and compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and other state and federal laws and regulations, departmental and hospital policies and procedures, and Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) standards, assuring that all relevant medical documentation is included; confirms pathologies, dates and times of treatments and procedures, and abstracts the patient's medical record; seeks clarification, correction and/or completion of medical records or charts from responsible physicians, nurses, laboratories and other clinical staff; abstracts and codes extensive and difficult medical and related data, such as complex surgical procedures and other complex medical treatments, sequences diagnoses and procedures, and consults medical coding resources, such as the National Cancer Institute for disease and co-morbidity information, to assign the correct diagnosis related groups (DRGs) to a patient's record; enters coded medical data into a computer terminal (Affinity or other health information system), and selects diagnoses and procedures codes from designated computer-based coding systems; reviews and corrects codes generated by the encounter form scanning process, coordinates updating the encounter form with services providers to assure current codes are maintained for accurate billing and reporting; completes the UB92 and other insurance claim forms, as needed; effectively utilizes ICD-9-CM, CPT/HCPCS nomenclature, Ambulatory Payment Classifications (APCs), Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Version IV (DSM-IV), and other coding systems to maximize reimbursements and assure conformity with JCAHO and departmental standards; provides guidance and direction to clerical staff and other Health Information personnel engaged in reviewing health information for completeness, consistency and compliance with laws and departmental and facility regulations, as needed; verifies that cases of communicable diseases have been properly reported; abstract error reports from state and federal agencies, including the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), and prepare CDC and state-mandated reports, as needed.
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