Elmhurst Hospital Center (EHC) is a major tertiary care provider in Queens and part of NYC Health + Hospitals. The facility includes 545 beds and serves as a Level I Trauma Center, an Emergency Heart Care Station, and a 911 Receiving Hospital.
NYC Health + Hospitals’ mission is to deliver high-quality health services without exception. Employees are expected to reflect the ICARE values: Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence.
Under supervision, this role analyzes, abstracts, codes, or indexes patients’ medical records in a healthcare setting in compliance with applicable local, state, and federal regulations. The position supports system resource utilization and service improvement through coding and reporting.
Essential duties
- Review, analyze, abstract, code, or index patients’ medical records.
- Prepare and maintain records, abstracts, and summaries.
- Perform comparative studies to assess data quality.
- Complete data correction forms.
- Prepare required report forms, including Congenital Malformations, Alzheimer’s Disease, and other Dementias reports.
- Instruct healthcare staff on current coding classifications.
- May supervise and train other professional administrative staff in the medical record department.
- May organize, file, and retrieve medical records.
Minimum qualifications
- High school diploma or equivalent, approved by a state department of education or a recognized accrediting organization.
- Completion of a coding or billing, medical record technology, or health information technology (HIT) program approved by a nationally accredited agency such as AHIMA or CAHIIM; or
- Certification as a Certified Coding Specialist (CCS) by AHIMA, Certified Professional Coder (CPC) by AAPC, or Certified Medical Billing Specialist (CMBS) by MAB; or
- Two years of satisfactory experience in coding and/or abstracting medical records in a healthcare setting.
Location
New York, New York, US
Employment Type
Full-time
Experience Level
Associate
Salary Range
$67,281 - $67,281
Remote work allowed
No
Posted
1 week ago