Jennifer McNames

• Demonstrated expertise in various code sets including ICD-10-CM/PCS codes while maintaining certification as an Inpatient Coder.
• Collaborated closely with clinical documentation specialists to identify opportunities for improved documentation that would lead to more accurate coding outcomes.
• Streamlined workflow processes by collaborating with other coders, physicians, and healthcare professionals to ensure accurate documentation.
• Maintained compliance with industry standards and regulatory guidelines through continuous education on updates to ICD-10-CM/PCS codes and Coding Clinic guidance.
• Upheld ethical standards in all aspects of work responsibilities through strict adherence to AHIMA Code of Ethics and professional practice guidelines.
• Applied official coding conventions and rules from American Medical Association and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to assign diagnostic codes.

• Demonstrated expertise in various code sets including ICD-10-CM/PCS codes while maintaining certification as an Inpatient Coder.
• Maintained compliance with industry standards and regulatory guidelines through continuous education on updates to ICD-10-CM/PCS codes and Coding Clinic guidance.
• Upheld ethical standards in all aspects of work responsibilities through strict adherence to AHIMA Code of Ethics and professional practice guidelines.
• Maximized reimbursement rates by expertly navigating complex payer requirements and accurately selecting the appropriate codes for each patient encounter.
• Collaborated closely with clinical documentation specialists to identify opportunities for improved documentation that would lead to more accurate coding outcomes.

Auditing inpatient accounts, working knowledge of reimbursement systems, performs educational services to clients based on audit results, conducts peer reviews to ensure compliance with coding guidelines and provides reports to manager as directed.

• Maximized reimbursement rates by expertly navigating complex payer requirements and accurately selecting the appropriate codes for each patient encounter.
• Upheld ethical standards in all aspects of work responsibilities through strict adherence to AHIMA Code of Ethics and professional practice guidelines.
• Maintained compliance with industry standards and regulatory guidelines through continuous education on updates to ICD-10-CM/PCS codes and Coding Clinic guidance.
• Demonstrated expertise in various code sets including ICD-10-CM/PCS codes while maintaining certification as an Inpatient Coder.
• Applied official coding conventions and rules from American Medical Association and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to assign diagnostic codes.

Auditing inpatient accounts for McLaren Health Systems, training new coders for the eight (8) different hospitals of the McLaren Health Systems and training the outside coding consultants that are contracted to the sites, providing education materials to the coders.

• Upheld ethical standards in all aspects of work responsibilities through strict adherence to AHIMA Code of Ethics and professional practice guidelines.
• Maintained compliance with industry standards and regulatory guidelines through continuous education on updates to ICD-10-CM/PCS codes and Coding Clinic guidance.
• Demonstrated expertise in various code sets including ICD-10-CM/PCS codes while maintaining certification as an Inpatient Coder.
• Collaborated closely with clinical documentation specialists to identify opportunities for improved documentation that would lead to more accurate coding outcomes.
• Applied official coding conventions and rules from American Medical Association and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to assign diagnostic codes.

• Upheld ethical standards in all aspects of work responsibilities through strict adherence to AHIMA Code of Ethics and professional practice guidelines.
• Maintained compliance with industry standards and regulatory guidelines through continuous education on updates to ICD-10-CM/PCS codes and Coding Clinic guidance.
• Demonstrated expertise in various code sets including ICD-10-CM/PCS codes while maintaining certification as an Inpatient Coder.
• Applied official coding conventions and rules from American Medical Association and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to assign diagnostic codes.

Select and assign appropriate diagnostic and procedures codes to inpatient records for many acute care hospitals, which including Bon Secours Hospital, Cottage Hospital, Trinity Health System, Cleveland Clinic, and Beaumont Hospital

• Upheld ethical standards in all aspects of work responsibilities through strict adherence to AHIMA Code of Ethics and professional practice guidelines.
• Maintained compliance with industry standards and regulatory guidelines through continuous education on updates to ICD-10-CM/PCS codes and Coding Clinic guidance.
• Contributed to revenue optimization through diligent assignment of appropriate diagnostic and procedural codes.
• Demonstrated expertise in various code sets including ICD-10-CM/PCS codes while maintaining certification as an Inpatient Coder.