Debra Jackson-Bass
Columbus,OH
Summary
Dependable inpatient coding coordinator with 34 years of experience in inpatient coding. Focused on delivering exceptional results through time management, communication and team work abilities.
Skilled medical coding professional with robust expertise in inpatient coding, ensuring accurate and compliant code assignments. Strong analytical abilities and mastery of ICD-10-CM and CPT coding systems. Focused on team collaboration and consistently delivering results. Adaptable, dependable, and committed to maintaining high standards in dynamic healthcare environment.
Overview
35
35
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Inpatient Coding Coordinator
Mount Carmel Health System
06.2000 - Current
- Monitor and coordinate daily workflow for inpatient coders
- Coordinate PTO for inpatient coding colleagues
- Approve time off request thru Kronos
- Provide training for new and existing coding colleagues
- Perform quality reviews on inpatient coding colleagues
- Perform pre-bill quality reviews on high risk accounts (Mortality, PSI, HAC)
- Lead weekly inpatient coding huddles
- Monitor monthly inpatient productivity and provide feedback to staff
- Resolve inpatient claim edits
- Participate in the hiring process of new coding colleagues thru setting up and conducting interviews
- Work in tandem with HIM to ensure timely response to coder queries
- Collaborate with CDI team to ensure appropriate and accurate DRG assignment
- Participates in continuing education programs thru meetings and online education
- Communicate with physicians to help in expediting the resolution of coder queries
- DRG Denials
- Provide input to Coding Manager for coder evaluations
- Works with Coding Manager to develop performance improvement initiatives for coders
- Report Daily Stats to Coding Manager
- Facilitated quality improvement initiatives by regularly reviewing coder output data against benchmarks.
- Ensured compliance with regulatory requirements through consistent monitoring of internal policies and procedures.
- Reduced claim denials with meticulous attention to detail in code assignment and documentation review.
- Increased revenue capture by identifying missed opportunities for reimbursement through comprehensive chart audits.
Inpatient Coder
Mount Carmel Health System
04.1990 - 06.2000
- Review medical record documentation to apply accurate diagnosis and procedure codes by applying guidelines established by American Medical Association and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- Query Physicians for clarification of unclear record documentation
Skills
- Analytical and critical thinking skills
- 3M HDM encoder
- Reporting tools
- Computer Assisted Coding (CAC)
- Epic EMR
- Diagnostic and procedural coding principles
- Coding conventions
- Coding methodologies
- Prospective payment systems
- Hospital coding management
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Coding Clinic
- I10 Coding Handbook
- Medical Terminology
- Anatomy
- Physiology
- Disease process
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Friendly, positive attitude
- Problem-solving
- Customer service
- Organizational growth
- Strong attention to detail
- Team collaboration
- HIPAA compliance
Certification
CCS
Languages
English
Timeline
Inpatient Coding Coordinator
Mount Carmel Health System
06.2000 - Current
Inpatient Coder
Mount Carmel Health System
04.1990 - 06.2000
CCS
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