A successful candidate will perform the following activities:

1. Determining the provider and keying the information into the system and accurately apply, differences in coding requirements for various payers, clients and state programmers.
2. Ensure the number of charts in the batch equals the total received from clients.
3. Maintenance of daily and monthly M.I.S.
4. Quality checking of the coding of the documents done by the associates.
5. Keeping track of the errors and calculating accuracies of the associates.
6. Undertakes denial follow-up and appeals work wherever required.
7. Conducting Specialty training for experienced coders

QUALIFICATIONS

• Graduate or Postgraduate in Science
• 1–3 years of experience in medical coding
• Proficient knowledge of medical terminology, anatomy, physiology, AMA guidelines, CPT, ICD-9-CM, and HCPCS codes
• Experience in claims management and/or customer service (preferred)
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Strong attention to detail and high level of accuracy
• Ability to perform independently with multitasking capabilities
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
• Ability to meet productivity and quality standards
• Experience in denial follow-up and appeals handling (preferred)