Los Al Coders Network
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NEXT MEETING
Friday, September 19, 2008
6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Topic: NPP
CEUs: 2.0
Fee: $2
Location:
Los Alamitos Medical Center
3851 Katella Ave
2nd floor conference room
Los Alamitos, CA 90720
562.430.6847
JobTitle: Auditors (Outpatient/E/M)
The ECS Department will be testing for auditors who have at least two years
experience doing outpatient E&M coding using the 1997 Guidelines.
Please submit resumes of those you would like to have tested, as well as a
copy of their coding credential.
Auditors must work a minimum of 30 hours per week.
A reminder, that the ECS Department has a policy of testing candidates three
times in one years time and this Policy went into effect on March 17, 2008.
First testing dates available are starting on July 8.
Contact:
Eric Vides
Business Development-Direct Hire
ASAP Staffing
11 Golden Shore, Suite 360
Long Beach, Ca 90802
Office (562) 499-2120
Fax (562) 499-2192
JobTitle: HCC- Neoplasm Project -
Client Location: Pasadena
Job Title: HCC- Neoplasm Project (Advanced ICD-9)
(12) Coders) Needed
Project Start Date 9/02/08
Shifts Available- Full time shifts start at 6:00 am or 2:00 pm
If someone was to do the minimum of 6hrs: they could start as early as 3:30
2 Yrs Exp. Required Need to be familiar in using coding clinic to verify
guidelines set up by AHA.
Have worked on HCC project and or profound knowledge on neoplasm coding
guidelines (Advanced ICD-9 Coding)
Applicants need to pass the HCC evaluation test given by the ECS Dept. in
order to part of the project.
Eric Vides
Business Development-Direct Hire
ASAP Staffing
11 Golden Shore, Suite 360
Long Beach, Ca 90802
Office (562) 499-2120
Fax (562) 499-2192
posted June 4, 2008
Position Title: North American Marketing and Reimbursement Manager
Location: Any city, Any State
Description: North American Marketing and Reimbursement Manager
Position requires various levels of interactions with all client
teams, namely: Sales, Clinical, Reimbursement, Marketing, Applications,
etc. This position will also require a certain level of interface with
consultants and client's partners, such as GEHC. The responsibilities
of the position are as follows:
1) Post Sales support: Site Success & Customer Marketing Support
2) US Sales & Marketing support
3) Reimbursement: Responsibility for all reimbursement related
activities in North America
4) Other Responsibilities
5) Skills
6) approximately 50% travel
North American Marketing and Reimbursement Manager
Contact:
Jess Roberts
jroberts@tpestaffing.com
Phone: 706-295-2970
Fax: 770-216-1668
www.tpestaffing.com
posted May 30, 2008
Traveling Coding Consultant
Inpatient and Outpatient coding
Contact:
Amanda
Health Information Associates
(540) 552-1283
posted May 29, 2008
Coding Supervisor
Newport Beach, California
Health Information Partners, a division of U.S. Healthcare Partners,
Inc., a full service national HIM consulting firm, seeks an
experienced Coding Supervisor.
Candidate will be AHIMA credentialed (RHIA-CCS
or RHIT-CCS) and will oversee selected on-site & remote coders
working at various client locations throughout the US.
Workdays: M - TH 9am to 5pm with the option of working from home every
Friday.
Candidate must have excellent communication skills along with
a working knowledge of MS Word, Excel and Outlook. Overnight
travel may be required. Company paid CHIA/AHIMA continuing
education. Proficiency testing is necessary along with criminal
record, drug testing and prior employment verification. Company will assist with
moving expenses. This is a very nice opportunity working in a relaxed
professional office setting. Position is full time salaried with
quarterly production bonus and full benefits.
Contact / submit your resume to:
Denise A. Rodgers, Director
Human Resources Drodgers@HIP-inc.com
Denise A. Rodgers
Director, Human Resources
Web: www.HIP-inc.com
Email: Drodgers@HIP-inc.com
Health Information Partners
…committed to professional excellence
posted May 22, 2008
Trainer for physician education
Must have over five years experience in this activity.
Certified Coder
Preferably CCS-P Certified
Excellent benefits! Competitive Salary!
Contact:
David Morden
Coding Manager
Facey Medical Foundation
11165 Sepulveda Blvd.
Mission Hills, CA 91345
(818) 837-5595
Posted May 19, 2008
interim Coding Managers
This is for a hospital in Northern California . It pays around $50 an hour as a W2 employee.
Lisa Schramm
The Coding Source
11150 W. Olympic Blvd. Suite 600
Los Angeles, CA 90064
ph:310-622-1001
toll free: 866-235-7553
fax: 310-481-0027
www.thecodingsource.com
lisa@thecodingsource.com
Posted May 15, 2008
Morgan Consulting Resources, Inc., has been retained to conduct a national search for a Vice President of Coding Services for The Coding Source, LLC (TCS) located in Los Angeles, CA.
About the company:
TCS was founded in 2002 upon recognition of the critical shortage and urgent need for qualified, certified medical coders. The company provides specialty services to the health care industry including comprehensive training programs for medical coders, and a suite of coding, auditing and consulting services nationwide For more information visit www.thecodingsource.com.
About the position:
The VP of Coding Services will report to the Chief Operating Officer. The successful candidate will be an innovative, yet practical leader with demonstrated history in a high production environment. We are looking for someone with an entrepreneurial spirit who will work well within a fast-paced, fun and exciting culture. The ability to develop and implement best operational practices, knowledge of technology, workflow analysis, multi-site management and financial acumen are all required skill sets.
Goals for the next six months are:
· Workflow analysis, recommendation and implementation (flow of documents/interface between clients and company);
· Productivity Analysis, Quality Analysis and improvement recommendation/implementation;
· Enhance and expand facility coding service line;
· Develop and implement organizational design for account management (cross over clients);
· Aid in the building of the department to handle large growth over the next 18 months. Includes internal communication set up and policy/procedure creation.
· Must be a self-starter with a sense of urgency and ownership.
We’d love to hear your thoughts on good candidates or sources for this excellent opportunity.
Contact:
Rosie Saenz, Principal
Morgan Consulting Resources, Inc.
O: (702) 968-8050 Ext. 201 Cell: (702) 561-8226
Fax: (702) 968-8077; rosie@morganconsulting.com
www.morganconsulting.com
posted April 17, 2008
Full-time Front desk and phone schedulers needed for a busy Orthopedic practice in Torrance and Long Beach. Positions available immediately.
Please e-mail your resume to mccracken@osaortho.com or fax to (310) 543-9352.
posted April 17, 2008
Full-time Front desk and phone schedulers needed for a busy Orthopedic practice in Torrance and Long Beach. Positions available immediately.
Please e-mail your resume to mccracken@osaortho.com or fax to (310) 543-9352.
posted April 16, 2008
Biller/coder, full time, orthopedic office in Torrance. Minimum 5 years experience required.
email resume to: pboren1@verizon.net
or fax to: (310) 375-8700
posted April 16, 2008
A coder for the VA Hospital in Long Beach
Download application.
posted April 15, 2008
The Coding Source has many positions available NOW.
Main requirements:
- 2 years coding experience
- AAPC or AHIMA certification
- Ability to abstract codes from written doctor's notes
- Travel for as many as 3 weeks at a time
Call Timothy Sprague today at 866-235-7553 ext. 248.
posted March 21, 2008
We’re ideally looking for someone with (in this order of priority)
- Current coding ophthalmic experience
- Ophthalmic allied health personnel who has some interest in coding and wants to expand knowledge.
- Current coding experience in a similar field to ophthalmology, such as: dermatology, cardiology, family practice
- Ophthalmic coding experience within the last 2-3 years.
- effective public speaker (give seminars to anywhere from 100 – 500 doctors),
- customer service oriented, and
- be able travel to our Annual Meeting in the Fall and 12 – 15 weekend seminars (mostly from Jan – Mar). Travel expenses are paid for by the Academy.
This is an exciting opportunity to work for a well-established and respected
organization and offers stability, flexibility (with schedule and work location), and
variety (research, answering questions, traveling to give seminars, product development, etc.).
contact:
Calvin Lu
Recruiter
American Academy of Ophthalmology
The Eye M.D. Association
Tel: 415.447.0358
Fax: 415.561.8562
www.aao.org
posted February 27th, 2008:
Compliance Auditor / Educator
Position: Compliance Auditor & Education Coordinator
Organization: Hospital
Location: San Diego, CA
Duties: Individual will audit hospital charts and professional fee charts in multiple
settings for
quality and regulatory compliance. This individual will assist the Compliance team while they
develop corrective action plans and educate providers to better improve their coding
methodology for the future. If individual comes from a Professional fee background they will be
cross-trained into hospital coding and vice versa.
Experience Desired: 3+ years Physician coding experience, CPC credentials, plus the
organization ideally prefers an Associates degree or better. The candidate may also have a
background with 2+ years Hospital Coding experience with an RHIT, RHIA, CCS, or CCS-P.
Excellent writing and presentation skills are key to this position.
***There is a trade-off with education background and years of experience***
Compensation & Benefits: $49k-65k plus a generous comprehensive benefits package from
which to choose including: health care benefits, 4 weeks vacation, relocation allowance, dental
plan, vision plan, & tuition assistance plus a host of other benefits from which to choose
To apply for this position or inquire about other positions we are recruiting for
please contact:
Robert Wombacher
Medical Recruiting Director
Bergan Newport Corp. Executive Recruiting Firm
Phone: 919-363-0225
1-800-894-4186
bnewport@nc.rr.com
P.O. Box 1663
Apex, NC 27502-3663
“Placing Healthcare Professionals across the United States”
posted February 26, 2008
I M M E D I A T E !
POSITION AVAILABLE: Biller
contact Lana (see below)
posted February 10th, 2008:
POSITION AVAILABLE: Data Entry in medical billing business
Start on week-ends and may become permanent full-time.
Location: Lake Forest, California
Call Lana Ozden at (949) 470-0217
Start IMMEDIATELY.
Interim HIS Manager
Does not need to know how to code MUST manage both Health Record Techs and Birth Certificate Techs
This position is local in Los Angeles .
This person must have current AHIMA certification.
Bilingual would be a plus.
Lisa Schramm
Recruiter
The Coding Source
11150 W. Olympic Blvd. Suite 600
Los Angeles, CA 90064
ph:310-622-1001
toll free: 866-235-7553
fax: 310-481-0027
www.thecodingsource.com
lisa@thecodingsource.com
posted January 20, 2008:
POSITION AVAILABLE: Certified coder
Position: Certified coder / experienced biller combination
Hours: part-time to start; full-time later
Location: Los Alamitos, California (just off the 605 freeway)
Rate: negotiable (based on experience)
Requirements: Experience in coding CPT-4 and ICD-9-CM is essential with
a current,
active certification of PCS, CCS-P or CPC. A minimum of one year's experience in
billing and reimbursement. Excellent organizational skills a must.
Communication skills are important in this highly visible position.
Submit your resume or letter of interest directly to:
Nancy Couch
ncouch@argusmso.com
fax (562) 598-0258
JOBS for Coders
call Ryan Sala, Accounts Manager at:
Caban Resources
(877) 880-1600
www.cabanresources.com
NEED CODERS FOR INPATIENT:
Brian Lasch
Senior Recruiter
On Assignment H.I.M
(888) 858-9861
(800) 998-3411 x 3782
(619) 379-4319 (cell)
(877) 726-0842 (fax)
3517 Camino Del Rio South, Suite 204
San Diego, CA 92108
www.onassignment.com
Argus Medical Management
1040 Elm Avenue Suite #208
Long Beach, Ca. 90813
Tel # (562) 491-9060 ext. 5683
Fax # (562) 590-7504 (Attn: Imee Tanseco)
e-mail resume to : itanseco@medicity.com
OFFICERS:
President Elect:
Maria Ulloa
Treasurer:
Juli Myers
Secretary:
Yolanda Flores
Education Officer:
Matthew Stoops
CODERS AND BILLERS:
Members include new coders as wells as seasoned coders.
Network with others and share your experiences and knowledge.
Get answers to your questions and participate in an environment
that nurtures your coding skills.
Seminars and coding instruction presented at each monthly meeting to assist
our membership in achieving the required continuing education units.
PROVIDERS:
Promote ethical and accurate coding in your office environment.
Encourage your coding and billing staff to attend the Los Al Coders Network
regular monthly meetings the third Friday of every month.
We provide a forum for coding discussions and clarification of
real-life examples from your office.
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Highlights of past meetings:
August '08 - "cardiology diagnosis coding"
July '08 - "coding peripheral vascular cases"
June '08 - "Peripheral Vascular"
May ' 08 - " "
April '08 - " "
March '08 - Radiology (2.0 CEUs)
59 Modifier Decision Tree
February '08 - Endoscopies (2.0 CEUs)
January '08 - Reimbursement Analysis & CF (1.5 CEUs #M080333)
December '07 - 2008 CPT Code Updates
November '07 - ELECTIONS & "Chart Audit"
October '07 - "Coder Career Progression" & 2008 Nominations
September '07 - "ICD-9-CM Updates FY2008" (#M072762)
August '07 - "Behavioral Health" (Check Your Certificate for this #M072752)
July '07 - "OB/GYN Coding" (#M072751)
June '07 - "Risk Adjustment Calculation"
May '07 - "Physical Therapy Coding" (#M072591)
April '07 - "Medicare 2007 Updates - Part II"
March '07 - "Medicare 2007 Updates - Part I"
February '07 - "Reimbursement Analysis"
January '07 - "2007 CPT Updates"
December '06 - "Cypress College Courses and Associates Degree explored"
November '06 - "HCCs"
October '06 - "Coder Career Progression" & "Chart Audits" & Elections
September '06 - "ICD9 Updates"
August '06 - "Nephrology Coding"
July '06 - "Compliance Program Set-up"
June '06 - "False Claims Act"
May '06 - "Medicare Workshop"
April '06 - "Cardiology Coding"
March '06 - "Documenting Patient Care in 2006"
February '06 - "Reimbursement Analysis"
January '06 - "Chart Auditing"
December '05 - "2006 CPT Updates"
November '05 - "Outpatient Therapy"
October '05 - "Diabetes Education"
September '05 - "2006 ICD9 Updates" & "HCC101"
August '05 - "Urology Coding"
July '05 - "Compliance in the Physician's Office"
June '05 - "Basics of Reimbursement"
May '05 - "Neurology Coding"
April '05 - "ENT Auditory System Coding"
March '05 - "Revenue Cycle"
February '05 - "Coding Resources"
January '05 - "Documentation Guidelines"
December '04 - "Claims Denial Management"
November '04- "2005 code Updates"
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