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To bring information about clinical coding as a viable
career path to those people who would like to work in the
healthcare field for Partners HealthCare. Whether one is a
new career seeker or an educated midlife career searcher,
a professional coding career can provide interesting, stimulating
work in one of Partners dynamic environments.
Coders use technology. If you are interested in using cutting edge software applications, then a career as a coder may be for you!
Coders use the electronic medical record to help
caregivers, researchers and other healthcare professionals
improve patient care.
Coders work with rapidly changing computer resources
to translate a patient’s medical information into standardized
alphanumeric codes.
As a clinical coder within Partners HealthCare, you will
have the opportunity to work with healthcare professionals
at some of the best teaching hospitals: Massachusetts General
Hospital, Brigham and Women’s Hospital; in the community
setting: Faulkner Hospital, North Shore Medical Center, Newton-Wellesley
Hospital; and in rehabilitation: Spaulding Rehabilitation
Hospital.
Coding expertise comes with exposure
to the best: Partners HealthCare hospitals employ world-renowned
physicians who develop and utilize modern technological equipment
and perform cutting edge procedures.
Coding expertise is developed: Partners
HealthCare hospitals provide patients access to complex disease
management, drug and device research so coders need additional
education to develop specialty-coding skills.
Coding expertise is encouraged: Partners
HealthCare clinical coders have at their fingertips educational
materials, web based programs, state of the art computer software,
groupers and reference materials to be able to develop their
skills. Partners HealthCare encourages participation in state
and national coding associations as well as recognized coding
credentials.
Coding touches every area of health care: hospital,
clinics, doctor’s offices, operating rooms, research,
nursing homes, home care all use coded data for reimbursement
and statistics.
Clinical coders produce the codes that enable hospitals
to measure improvement in care, provide vital health statistics,
derive payments from health insurers and support medical research:
all areas of healthcare operations are dependent upon coded
data.
Coding skills are critical to the healthcare team: Partners
HealthCare believes that its clinical coders are essential to
our ability to provide high quality health care for all our
patients. Partners HealthCare is committed to education, and
training for a sustained workforce of qualified clinical coders.
Coders read the healthcare record using their knowledge
and skill in anatomy and physiology, medical terminology,
international coding classification systems and current procedural
terminology to determine the correct coding assignment.
Coders have resources at their fingertips to answer coding questions.
Computer expertise is essential to enter codes used in the
transfer of information that is analyzed and used for many
purposes.
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