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Abstractor/Coder Jobs

Company

The University of Chicago
Address , Chicago, 60637
Employment type FULL_TIME
Salary $24.70 - $36.15 an hour
Expires 2023-09-14
Posted at 9 months ago
Job Description
Department
BSD MED - Administration - Clinical Revenue
About the Department

The Department of Medicine’s Clinical Revenue team is responsible for the overall management of clinical revenue for physician billing. This includes front-end revenue capture, working of edits and conducting audits for physician education. Ensuring the workflow of charge capture through invoice creation.

Job Information

Job Summary:
The Department of Medicine is seeking an Abstractor/Coder to work with providers and staff on professional billing and compliance activities. Strong knowledge of evaluation and management coding guidelines and requirements is strongly preferred.

This position is eligible for a flexible work arrangement.
Responsibilities:
  • Track physicians on inpatient service and ensure charges are captured for services provided.
  • Analyze denial and rejection reports, and appeal wherever appropriate.
  • Educate physicians and support staff on coding issues, including issues related to fraud and abuse as it relates to coding/professional billing/clinical documentation.
  • Manage tracking log.
  • Obtain appropriate reimbursement levels for professional services by reviewing and coding medical procedures, diagnoses, and physician visits.
  • Audit and provide feedback to all providers rotating on inpatient service.
  • Attend and participate in meetings related to clinical revenue production and compliance.
  • Work in collaboration with the Clinical Revenue Supervisor and others, provide guidance to faculty and staff on the charge capture and documentation processes.
  • Review ep and interventional cardiology procedures for accurate billing.
  • Assist with Amita offsite charges.
  • Submit charges to UCPG in a timely manner.
Competencies:
  • Manage interpersonal relationships and interact/communicate with clarity, tact and courtesy with patrons, patients, staff, faculty, students and others.
  • Communicate effectively in English, both orally and in writing.
  • Identify priorities; recognize and resolve or refer problems; work effectively with supervision and as a part of a team; use or learn a range of position-related software applications.

Additional Requirements

Education, Experience, or Certifications:
Education:
  • Bachelor's degree or 2-4 years of experience in physician billing & coding required.
Experience:
  • Must have one of the following: Registered Health Information Administrator [RHIA], Registered Health Information Technician [RHIT], Certified Coding Specialist-Physician-based [CCS-P], Certified Professional Coder [CPC], or Certified Coding Specialist [CCS]), required.
  • Prior experience working with Internal Medicine primary and sub-specialty physician and procedure coding strongly preferred.
  • Prior experience in an academic medical center or large, complex hospital-physician billing group preferred.
  • Thorough working knowledge of medical terminology, anatomy and physiology, as demonstrated by certification through a nationally accredited body (e.g., AAPC or AHIMA) required.
  • Prior experience with electronic billing and medical record systems (i.e. Epic, Last Word, and IDX) is required.
  • Working knowledge of ICD and CPT coding classification systems, coding for third-party payers, including CMS guidelines and reimbursement compliance, and demonstrated knowledge of both specialty and primary care coding concepts to include the application of modifiers and documentation requirements required.

Pay Range:
  • $24.70 - $36.15 per hour

Required Documents:
  • Resume
  • Cover Letter
When applying, the document(s) MUST be uploaded via the My Experience page, in the section titled Application Documents of the application.

Benefit Eligibility
Yes

Requires Compliance with University Covid-19 Vaccination Requirement

No

Pay Frequency
Hourly

Pay Range
Please refer to Additional Requirements to see the pay ranges

Scheduled Weekly Hours
40

Union
024- Local 743, I.B.T. Clerical

Job is Exempt
No

Drug Test Required
No

Motor Vehicle Record Inquiry Required
No

Health Screen Required
No

Posting Date
2023-08-11

Remove from Posting On or Before
2024-02-11

Posting Statement:

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Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity/Disabled/Veterans
and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, national or ethnic origin, age, status as an individual with a disability, military or veteran status, genetic information, or other protected classes under the law. For additional information please see the
University's Notice of Nondiscrimination.

Staff Job seekers in need of a reasonable accommodation to complete the application process should call 773-702-5800 or submit a request via
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