2 weeks ago
Job Description
Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.
JOB DESCRIPTION:
Medical Billing Coder
Working at Abbott
At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and family, be your true self and live a full life. You'll also have access to:
The Opportunity
This position works out of our Livermore, CA location in the Heart Failure Division.
What You'll Work On
Coding and compliance
Data collection and reporting
Data entry
General support
Required Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
Apply Now
* Participants who complete a short wellness assessment qualify for FREE coverage in our HIP PPO medical plan. Free coverage applies in the next calendar year.
Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives: www.abbottbenefits.com
Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.
Connect with us at www.abbott.com, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Abbott and on Twitter @AbbottNews.
The base pay for this position is
$112,000.00 - $224,000.00
In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.
JOB FAMILY:
Accounting & Reporting
DIVISION:
HF Heart Failure
LOCATION:
United States > Livermore : 6465 National Drive
ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:
WORK SHIFT:
Standard
TRAVEL:
Not specified
MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:
Not Applicable
SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:
Awkward/forceful/repetitive (arms above shoulder, bent wrists), Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Keyboard use (greater or equal to 50% of the workday)
Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.
EEO is the Law link - English: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_English.pdf
EEO is the Law link - Espanol: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_Spanish.pdf
JOB DESCRIPTION:
Medical Billing Coder
Working at Abbott
At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and family, be your true self and live a full life. You'll also have access to:
- Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
- Free medical coverage for employees* via the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO
- An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution
- Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor's degree.
- A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.
- A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.
The Opportunity
This position works out of our Livermore, CA location in the Heart Failure Division.
What You'll Work On
- Act as a resource
- Demonstrates the ability to request, review and code medical services from reports and notes in order to convert procedural and diagnostic notes into appropriate levels of care following coding rules and regulations.
- Thorough understanding of Medicare, Medi-cal and other payor guidelines.
- Identifies documentation deficiencies and recommends methods for resolution that satisfy regulatory and compliance requirements.
- Performs medical chart audits meeting minimum department productivity standards.
- Exercises mature judgment and maintains confidentiality in all activities.
Coding and compliance
- Identify areas of potential coding, billing and documentation deficiencies.
- Provide suggestions to resolve areas of deficiencies to management.
- Identify areas of potential Compliance risk and notify management immediately.
- Ensures the accuracy of all work and strives to achieve 100% accuracy.
- Identifies anomalies in coding and fixes them immediately.
- Identifies ways to avoid errors and issues and creates safeguards to prevent them from happening again.
Data collection and reporting
- Demonstration of strong knowledge of coding software, databases used by Abbott
- Continually strives to increase knowledge of electronic data systems and reporting tools to enhance value.
- Designing and development of special reports within a specified timeframe.
- Participation in job related conferences, seminars and workshops.
- Review of various coding publications for changes and relay information to pertinent parties.
- Maintains average Billing lag days of 7 days of less.
Data entry
- Verifies that each charge contains the necessary charge elements on EMR and Sales Force
- Special Projects - participates in projects that improve department production and/or efficiency.
- Identifies and trends errors.
- Ensures all charges are entered correctly and accounted for.
- Be able to perform charge entry and all others charge related procedures.
General support
- Perform other duties as assigned.
- Process improvement
- Independently researches coding questions, documents findings, makes recommendations and provides documentation that supports the recommended solutions.
- Provides professional and courteous support to Revenue cycle and commercial teams through email, phone and in-person contact, answering questions and providing supporting documentation.
- Provides timely and accurate answers to inquiries presented by customers on clinical coding issues.
- Maintain a positive attitude and productive relationship with peers, physicians, coworkers and management.
- Provides updates and status reports to management.
- Participates in coding/auditing discussions to ensure that the best practice efforts and processes are followed to allow for maximum reimbursement through appropriate coding.
Required Qualifications
- Minimum 13 years in Revenue Cycle Managment
- Experienced in change entry and coding
Preferred Qualifications
- MBA, CPA, or CMA
- Knowledge of Accounting & Finance
Apply Now
* Participants who complete a short wellness assessment qualify for FREE coverage in our HIP PPO medical plan. Free coverage applies in the next calendar year.
Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives: www.abbottbenefits.com
Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.
Connect with us at www.abbott.com, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Abbott and on Twitter @AbbottNews.
The base pay for this position is
$112,000.00 - $224,000.00
In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.
JOB FAMILY:
Accounting & Reporting
DIVISION:
HF Heart Failure
LOCATION:
United States > Livermore : 6465 National Drive
ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:
WORK SHIFT:
Standard
TRAVEL:
Not specified
MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:
Not Applicable
SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:
Awkward/forceful/repetitive (arms above shoulder, bent wrists), Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Keyboard use (greater or equal to 50% of the workday)
Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.
EEO is the Law link - English: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_English.pdf
EEO is the Law link - Espanol: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_Spanish.pdf
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