Professional Fee Coder

Anonymous

North Carolina (SAA)

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Work Process Schedule

Work Process Content

On the Job Training

Anonymous

Skills

Perform clerical work in medical settings.

Release information to persons or agencies according to regulations.
Retrieve patient medical records for physicians, technicians, or other medical personnel.
Scan patients' health records into electronic formats.
Transcribe medical reports.

Process healthcare paperwork.

Process and prepare business or government forms.
Process patient admission or discharge documents.
Scan patients' health records into electronic formats.

Classify materials according to standard systems.

Assign the patient to diagnosis-related groups (DRGs), using appropriate computer software.

Code data or other information.

Identify, compile, abstract, and code patient data, using standard classification systems.

Collect medical information from patients, family members, or other medical professionals.

Identify, compile, abstract, and code patient data, using standard classification systems.

Communicate with management or other staff to resolve problems.

Resolve or clarify codes or diagnoses with conflicting, missing, or unclear information by consulting with doctors or others or by participating in the coding team's regular meetings.

Enter patient or treatment data into computers.

Enter data, such as demographic characteristics, history and extent of disease, diagnostic procedures, or treatment into computer.

Maintain medical facility records.

Maintain or operate a variety of health record indexes or storage and retrieval systems to collect, classify, store, or analyze information.

Maintain medical or professional knowledge.

Consult classification manuals to locate information about disease processes.

Maintain security.

Protect the security of medical records to ensure that confidentiality is maintained.

Monitor medical facility activities to ensure adherence to standards or regulations.

Review records for completeness, accuracy, and compliance with regulations.

Prepare official health documents or records.

Process and prepare business or government forms.

Process medical billing information.

Post medical insurance billings.

Record patient medical histories.

Compile and maintain patients' medical records to document condition and treatment and to provide data for research or cost control and care improvement efforts.

Schedule appointments.