Clinical coding is a process by which descriptions of diseases, injuries or procedures are assigned a numeric or alphanumeric designation. Coding provides a mechanism for standardizing the ...

BJC HealthCare, for instance, has a career ladder program that helps the organization build clinical coders. BJC also has a preceptor program for training and assigns new coders a coding buddy as ...

A clinical coder records information about every patient that visits the hospital, investigating all aspects of their journey ...

On the non-clinical side, the highest-paid nonclinical staff members are medical biller/coders, at $37,000, possibly because of their importance in implementing ICD-10.

Organizations that coordinate documentation by bringing together CDI professionals and clinical coders report a reduction in RAC take-backs and third-party payor audits.