Position Overview
Summary This position is located in the Health Information Management (HIM) section at the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center. MRTs (Coder) are skilled in classifying medical data from patient health records in the hospital setting, and/or physician-based settings, such as physician offices, group practices, multi-specialty clinics, and specialty centers. Responsibilities If you are not a current, permanent VA employee or Federal employee from another agency, you should apply CBST-12972323-26-LDD. Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Complete and accurate diagnostic and procedural coded data are necessary for research, epidemiology, outcomes and statistical analysis, financial and strategic planning, reimbursement, evaluation of quality of care, and communication to support the patient's treatment. Diagnoses and procedures will be coded utilizing the current edition of International Classification of Diseases (ICD) Clinical Modification (CM) and Procedure Coding System (PCS)...