Hospital Facility Coding Background

• Directed by a renowned hospital coding expert who is a certified coder with a RHIT, CCS, and CTR credentials.

• 10 years experience in hospital coding and training hospital coders.

• Certified in three areas of expertise: information technician, certified coding specialist, and certified coding trainer.

• Manager of a team of certified coders, both RHIT’s and CCS’s.

• Created programs to address specific hospital coding areas including inpatient coding, ambulatory patient care, radiology (including interventional radiology), ambulatory surgery centers/same day surgery centers.

Hospital Facility Coding Need

• Well trained hospital facility coding specialists are difficult to find.

• Coder turnover is extremely high across the nation.

• Remotely located hospitals have great difficulty recruiting certified coders.

• Specialty coding within the hospital has become more complex with the advent of APC’s.

• Hospital medical records departments often do not have the budget to recruit a sufficient number of coders to address their coding needs.

• Shortage of certified coders with extensive training and experience in hospital facility coding.

• Small or specialty hospitals cannot always afford to staff multiple coders to provide sufficient coding coverage.

Hospital Facility Coding Solution

• The Coding Network’s hospital coding services address the entire spectrum of hospital facility coding.

• 2-to-3 working day hospital coding turnaround via FedEx/UPS or electronic remote coding solutions.

• The Coding Network’s pricing model assures productivity, not just fixed expense.

• A practical, cost effective and flexible solution to address your hospital coding needs.

Hospital Facility Coding Services

• Ongoing coding services for inpatient, ambulatory care, radiology, ambulatory surgery centers/same day surgery centers for all or part of your caseload.

• Temporary coding services for vacations and sick leave.

• Backlog coding resolution services.

• Coding compliance reviews.

• Documentation training services

• Hospital coding "helpline" services.