This is a technical position responsible for abstracting clinical information from medial records and assigning appropriate ICD-9, ICD-10 and CPT-4 codes and confirming appropriate DRG assignment.  Primary responsibility will be for coding services related to our Oncology service line.

This position reports to the Coding Supervisor of Health Information Management.  New or difficult assignments are given with detailed instructions and procedures standardized.  The Health Information Analyst's work is reviewed by observation or check of completed work until a pattern of successful completion is established.

 Candidates should possess:

1. Associates Degree in Health Information Management field.
2. Two years of related coding experience with coding certification preferred.
3. Understanding of New York State reimbursement system.
4. Hospital mainframe, PC and encoding knowledge.