About Children’s Minnesota
Children’s Minnesota is one of the largest pediatric health systems in the United States and the only health system in Minnesota to provide care exclusively to children, from before birth through young adulthood. An independent and not-for-profit system since 1924, Children’s Minnesota is one system serving kids throughout the Upper Midwest at two free-standing hospitals, nine primary care clinics, multiple specialty clinics and seven rehabilitation sites. As The Kids Experts™ in our region, Children’s Minnesota is regularly ranked by U.S. News & World Report as a top children’s hospital. Find us on Facebook @childrensminnesota or on Twitter and Instagram @childrensmn. Please visit childrensMN.org.
Children’s Minnesota is proud to be recognized by Modern Healthcare as one of 2023’s Top Diversity Leaders. The national honor recognizes the top diverse healthcare executives and organizations influencing public policy, care delivery, and promoting diversity, equity and inclusion in their organizations and the industry.
Department Overview
Health Information Management is responsible for the:
- Oversight of the quality, timeliness, and accuracy of the medical record and patient indexes for patient care, legal, revenue, research, and regulatory needs;
- Classification of diagnosis and procedures according to approved classification and nomenclatures such as ICD-9, CPT, Snomed, etc.
- Maintaining the security and integrity of health information;
- Providing documentation tools/services such as dictation, transcription, electronic templates, scribes, and paper forms;
- Collection, quality control, and dissemination of data for comparative data bases and statistical reports including specific disease and procedure registries;
- Providing access to medical record information through release of information processes.
Position Summary
The HIM Quality Analyst and Coding Trainer ensures optimal coding quality by creating and training coding tools, system functionality and or processes that will also provide optimal productivity, and turnaround times for health information processes to ensure regulatory compliance and customer satisfaction. Primary training audience is HIM Ambulatory Coding Specialists.
Location (e.g. remote or on-site): Remote
DHS Background Study Required? No
License/Certification/Registration required? Yes
- Certifications must be through American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) or (American Academy of Professional Coders) (AAPC)
Education:
- Associate's degree in health information required
Experience:
- 5+ years experience in ICD- 9-CM and CPT experience in large clinic or hospital environment
Physical Demands
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The posted salary represents a market competitive range based on salary survey benchmark data for similar roles in the local or national market. When determining individual pay rates, we carefully consider a wide range of factors including but not limited to market indicators for the specific role, the skills, education, training, credentials and experience of the candidate, internal equity and organizational needs.
In addition to your salary, this position may be eligible for medical, dental, vision, retirement, and other fringe benefits. Positions that require night, weekend or on-call work may be eligible for shift differentials or premium pay.
All job offers are contingent upon successful completion of an occupational health assessment, drug screen, background investigation, and compliance with the U.S. Government Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification.
Children’s Minnesota is proud to be an equal opportunity employer whose staff is representative of its community and considers qualified applicants for open positions without regard to race, color, creed, sex, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity or expression, age, veteran status, disability, pregnancy, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.
