Data Quality Senior Medical Coder - Remote

More Than Just Care, It’s Community  

Imagine doing meaningful work in a place where people vacation. That’s life at Munson Healthcare - northern Michigan’s largest healthcare system, with eight award-winning community hospitals serving over half a million residents across 29 counties.  

If you want a career in healthcare and a lifestyle most people only dream about – with freshwater lakes, scenic trails, charming downtowns, a vibrant arts scene, and endless outdoor adventures - you might just be Munson Material. To us, that means teammates who live by our values of excellence, teamness, positivity, creativity, and a commitment to creating exceptional experiences for our patients and each other. Join a team that delivers outstanding care in one of the most beautiful regions in the country.

Invested in You  

• Grow: Tuition reimbursement, in-person and online development, and access to our career hub to help you advance. 

• Thrive: Full benefits, paid holidays, generous PTO, employee discounts, and free individual retirement counseling.  

• Be Well: Free wellness platform for you and your family, plus personalized support for personal or family challenges. 

• Be Heard: Share your ideas and help shape the way we work through improvement huddles, employee surveys, and town hall meetings  

A Day in the Life 

• The Data Quality (DQ) Senior Coder performs medical record coding and abstracting reviews with expert knowledge of ICD-10-CM, ICD-10-PCS and CPT-4 classification systems. The DQ Senior Coder also completes appeals processing tasks for both the inpatient and outpatient Data Quality Appeal Teams. In all responsibilities, adheres to the Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, AHIMA Code of Ethics “Standards of Ethical Coding”, AHA Coding Clinic and technical rules outlined by hospital guidelines.

• Supports the mission statement of Munson Medical Center (MMC): Munson Medical Center is the core of a regional health system. In partnership with physicians, we provide quality, compassionate, comprehensive and cost-effective services for improvement of the health of our patients and the communities we serve.

• Embraces and support the Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) philosophy of Munson Medical Center: We are committed to the name “Munson” meaning excellence. We will provide services that meet our customers’ requirements every time.

• Reviews and abstracts information from auditor denials to communication sheets. Forwards relevant documentation to nurses for appeal consideration or analysts for further review or action for coding errors.

• Processes appeals sent in the C360 system in an accurate and timely manner. Files appeals and maintains organized records for tracking and compliance. Writes E/M appeals to support accurate reimbursement. Logs and processes lost/won appeals to ensure proper follow-up and resolution.

• Reviews and responds to coding denial QUICs for both inpatient and outpatient teams. Escalates as needed to analysts for additional review/code correction. Collaborates intra and interdepartmentally to resolve discrepancies and ensure proper coding.

• Assists with outpatient coding reviews as needed to ensure accuracy and compliance with guidelines. Works closely with nurses, analysts, and DQ team members to process denials and appeals and resolves issues. Ability to accurately code and abstract medical records using ICD-10-CM diagnosis, ICD-10-PCS, and CPT-4 procedure codes. Meets productivity standards as defined by the department.

• Participates in ongoing education and training to maintain coding certifications and stays current with industry changes. 

 

• Assists with special projects, audits, and other tasks assigned by leadership.

What’s Required  

• Associate's degree in Health Information and a minimum of 2 years coding experience. In lieu of an associate's degree, a minimum of 5 yrs coding experience is required. Bachelor's degree in health information is preferred.

• Certification as a Registered Health Information Technologist (RHIT), Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA) or Certified Coding Specialist (CCS) is required. New graduates must obtain certification as Registered Health Information Technologist (RHIT), or Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA) within 12 months of hire date.

• One to three years’ previous experience using ICD10-CM, ICD10 PCS and CPT-4 coding systems.

• The ideal candidate will possess both inpatient and outpatient medical record coding experience.

Are you Munson Material? Apply today! 

Fully remote! 

Munson Healthcare requires all employees be vaccinated or have lab confirmed immunity for Measles, Mumps, Rubella and Varicella. MHC also requires all employees to receive a flu vaccine during the flu season in the year that they are hired and annually thereafter, or receive an approved medical or religious exemption.