Job Summary
The position is primarily responsible for accurate and timely coding of patients’ clinical information, with compliance to the Ministry of Health’s requirement, and international standards.
He/She develops, drives and maintains the required coding standards as stipulated by the various requirement and standards.
Responsibilities
- Oversees the smooth flow of case notes that require coding.
- Ensure confidentiality of cases notes in Health Information Management Service.
- Checks and codes patients' conditions and care delivered, as documented in patients' case notes.
- Codes patients' conditions and care delivered with compliance to ICD10AM (Australia Coding Standard, ACS)
- Ensures accuracy in coding as according to information derived from patients' case notes.
- Advice on relevant usage of diagnosis codes upon enquires.
- Ensures Thomson Medical Centre complies with clinical coding guidelines.
- Uploads coded data monthly, to Ministry of Health.
- Carries out weekly audits for yearly submission to Ministry of Health.
- Provides timely coding on DRGs to Business Office for data verification on bill size annually.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in medicine, Nursing or Health Science or equivalent
- Candidate should preferably have a Certificate in ICD-10-Am coding or at least minimum a year of relevant medical coding experience in a local hospital setting
- A target-oriented team player with initiative and positive work attitude
- Meticulous with strong analytical, interpersonal and communication skills
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications and ICD-10-AM coding is preferred
