Inpatient Coder

Garlinda Arrington, RHIT

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Experience

March 2016-Current On Assignment

Full-time remote Inpatient Coder-Mount Sinai Brookly-1171 bed teaching facility. Coded variety of charts which included trauma, transplants, Sepsis, Cardiology, Orthopedic, General Surgeries, and Plastic Surgery. Used 3M and Epic, HDM.

June 2015-Current On Assignment

Full-time Contract Coder/Remote-currently coding Level 1 trauma center, 1,011 beds. Code variety of charts which include general surgeries, trauma, transplants and general illness i.e. Sepsis, CHF, Orthopedic. Use 3M 360 and Epic. I have taken On Assignment ICD 10 Boot Camp and passed the Assessment.

August 2014-April 2015 Peak Health

Part-time Remote-Inpatient Coding consisting of a variety of charts (moms and babies, cardiac cath, general surgery, general illness i.e. Sepsis, CHF, Ortho) Use 3M encoder, Meditech abstracting and medical record for 250-bed facility

March 2014-May 2015 MedPartner HIM Staffing

Clintrak abstracting, Allscripts electronic record for Baylor Medical Center, Dallas,TX-teaching facility,

Cancer patients, Transplants, Ortho, Cardiology, Trauma, Surgical services (general and plastic) and general illness such as CHF,Sepsis, Diabetes, Pneumonia, Kidney disease, moms and babies, GYN

HCA Corporate

Inpatient coding consisting of a variety of charts ((Moms and babies, psychiatric, general surgery, general illness i.e. CHF, PNA, Sepsis, Ortho). Using 3M and Meditech 5.6, HPF

February 2014-March 2014 HCTec Partners Professional Staffing

Coded by auditing computer assigned codes to inpatient records using the Optum CAC (computer assisted-coder), CDR2, HPF and Meditech systems. Included a variety of inpatient records.

November 2014-February 2014 E4e

Coded Inpatient consisting of a variety of charts, (Moms and babies, psychiatric, general surgery, general illness i.e. CHF, PNA, Sepsis) using Meditech and Onbase coding systems, 3M, 3M 360

January 2010 – March 2014 Duke University Medical Center

Remote Ancillary Coder II

Audit CAC coding for Outpatient Ancillary to Billing. Work Claim Edits for Outpatient-adding appropriate modifiers to CPT codes when appropriate.

Code for all ancillary services (Chemo infusions, Oncology Radiation Therapy, Interventional Radiology, Cardiac Catherizations/Peds & Adults, Pacemakers, EP study,Urodynamics,Mammography,Radiology Vascular, MRI, PETs, Wound Management, EMG, Sleep Study, Pulmonary. Validate CPT charges, assign ICD-9 diagnosis and procedure codes and make charge referrals back to Cost Centers for corrections.

Used EPIC and 3M

January 2010 – March 2014 Kiwi-tek

Inpatient Coder

Inpatient coding consist of Moms & babies, general medical, general surgeries, OB surgeries, endovascular surgeries, cardiac catherizations, pacemakers insertion, fx reductions and general uncomplicated trauma

ER coding

August 2009 – January 2010 MedPartners HIM

Inpatient Coding Consultant

Inpatient coding consist of Moms & babies, general medical, general surgeries, OB surgeries, endovascular surgeries, cardiac catherizations, pacemakers insertion, fx reductions and general uncomplicated trauma

ER coding, OPS/Ancillary coding

March 2009- August 2009 Cape Fear Valley Medical Center

Assign DRGs for inpatient records by analyzing and assigning the appropriate ICD-9 codes according to physician documentation.

Nov 2007- Feb 2009 Staffing Agency

Inpatient Coding Consultant

Assign DRGs for inpatient records by analyzing and assigning the appropriate ICD-9 codes according to physician documentation.

Remote Coder

Part-time code inpatient, ERs and Observation records using McKesson AS400.

Nov 2005 – Oct 2007

Heritage Hospital

Tarboro, NC

Medical Coding Specialist II

Assign DRGs for inpatient records by assigning the appropriate DRG for Medicare and 3rd party payers in an acute care setting

Code ancillary and outpatient records

Work with Rehabilitation Coordinator to assign appropriate codes for inpatient rehab patients

Feb 2004 - Nov 2005

LifeCare Hospitals of North Carolina

Rocky Mount, NC

Healthcare Coding Specialist

Assigned DRGs for inpatient long-term acute care records for Medicare and third party payers

Coded admission and concurrent coding for new patients and worked wit h the clinical staff on documentation issues

Assigned initial working DRG for new admits

Education

Jan 2005 - Aug 2007

Feb 2005 - Jan 2005

Edgecombe Community College

Nash Community College

Tarboro, NC

Rocky Mount, NC

Associate Applied Science Health Information Technology

RHIT Credential

Professional Organizations

July 2004 to present AHIMA

May 2007 to present Phi Theta Kappa

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