What are the responsibilities and job description for the Coder, Inpatient position at QHR Health, LLC dba Ovation Healthcare?
Welcome to Ovation Healthcare! At Ovation Healthcare, we’ve been making local healthcare better for more than 40 years. Our mission is to strengthen independent community healthcare. We provide independent hospitals and health systems with the support, guidance and tech-enabled shared services needed to remain strong and viable. With a strong sense of purpose and commitment to operating excellence, we help rural healthcare providers fulfill their missions. The Ovation Healthcare difference is the extraordinary combination of operations experience and consulting guidance that fulfills our mission of creating a sustainable future for healthcare organizations. Ovation Healthcare's vision is to be a dynamic, integrated professional services company delivering innovative and executable solutions through experience and thought leadership, while valuing trust, respect, and customer focused behavior. We’re looking for talented, motivated professionals with a desire to help independent hospitals thrive. Working with Ovation Healthcare you will have the opportunity to collaborate with highly skilled subject matter specialists and operations executives, in a collegial atmosphere of professionalism and teamwork. Ovation Healthcare's corporate headquarters is located in Brentwood, TN. For more information, visit https://ovationhc.com. SUMMARY: Amplify, an Ovation Healthcare company, seeks Facility Inpatient coders with at least three years of experience. The Inpatient Coder will be responsible for reviewing hospital patient medical records and assigning accurate diagnostic or procedural codes (ICD-10-CM/PCS, DRGs) to ensure proper reimbursement, accurate data for reporting, and compliance with healthcare regulations. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: • Apply appropriate coding classification standards and guidelines to medical record documentation for accurate coding. • Submit necessary provider queries to resolve documentation discrepancies. • Perform quality assessment of records, including verification of medical record documentation. • Responsible for researching errors or missing documentation from medical records to provide accurate coding processes. • Abstracts and assigns the appropriate ICD-10-CM/PCS codes for all diagnoses and procedures performed in the outpatient and inpatient settings as applicable. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES: • Must have inpatient medical and surgical coding experience, including complicated procedures. • Must have experience coding for trauma centers and teaching facilities. • Must be able to pass a coding assessment. • Must be proficient in Microsoft Office, including Excel, Outlook, and Teams. • Must have the ability to multi-task and excellent communication skills. • Must maintain a 95% QA accuracy rate and meet production expectations. • Must be able to apply official coding guidelines and Coding Clinics. • Must have experience working in a remote environment. WORK EXPERIENCE, EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATIONS: • AHIMA/AAPC Credentials • Three or more years of Coding experience WORKING CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: • 100% Remote Ovation will never contact applicants via Chatwork or any other messaging platform outside of our official channels. If you receive any communication claiming to be from Ovation through Chatwork or any unauthorized platform, please disregard it and report it to us immediately. Our official communication will always come from our company email domain or through recognized professional channels like LinkedIn. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the authenticity of a communication, please contact us directly at communications@ovationhc.com for verification. Headquartered in Brentwood, Tenn., Ovation Healthcare partners with 375 hospitals and health systems across 47 states. For 45 years, Ovation Healthcare has supported hospitals and health systems through a portfolio of shared services – Leadership Advisory, Spend Management, Revenue Cycle Management, and Technology Services– designed to provide scale and efficiency to hospital business operations.
