Content Consultant – Encoder

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Remote US Content Consultant maintaining TruBridge Encoder healthcare coding content. Researching coding standards, mapping codes, and performing QA and product support.

Responsibilities:

  • Research and create content for TruBridge Encoder product features
  • Create textual coding recommendations based on official sources
  • Review Coding Clinic, CPT Assistant, and ICD-10-CM/PCS Guidelines articles; assign appropriate indexing terms and codes
  • Map new CPT and ICD codes to clinically equivalent codes in previous classification versions
  • Create medium descriptions for ICD and HCPCS codes
  • Create relational code and modifier edits based on coding guidelines
  • Perform QA on CPT Books and HCPCS Tabular content, including code symbols and exclusionary terms
  • Create custom index lines, synonyms, acronyms, abbreviations, and alternative wording for index search
  • Create commonly used code sets and edits based on approved official coding guidelines
  • Create test cases for assigned areas
  • Perform QA testing of the application, services, and TruCode Encoder Essentials
  • Provide backup product support as scheduled
  • Provide front-line telephone product support to customers as necessary
  • Coordinate with business partners providing source content
  • Collaborate with the Product Owner on new features and coding-standard adherence
  • Monitor websites and source information for changes to coding and clinical rules, regulations, and guidelines
  • Perform other related activities as requested by the Product Owner

Requirements:

  • Bachelor's degree (or equivalent experience)
  • Health Information Professional in Professional Coding, minimum of 5 years experience
  • User of Professional and Facility Encoding solutions and TruBridge Encoder
  • Minimum RHIT / CCS
  • Experience with HIM software - encoder, abstractor
  • Extensive background (5 years minimum) professional coding, classification systems, reimbursement methodologies
  • Knowledge-base of HIM resources and reference tools (i.e. regulatory changes)
  • Experience with MS Office software - Excel, Word, etc
  • Excellent communication (written and oral) and interpersonal skills
  • Strong organizational, multi-tasking, and time-management skills
  • Must be detail oriented and able to follow through on issues to resolution
  • Must be able to act both independently and as a team member
  • Compliance with Equal Employment Opportunity laws, HIPAA, ERISA and other applicable regulations