• Manages the Coding Section of Health Information Management (HIM) and functions as a resource and facilitator for all areas of hospital coding operations. • Assures compliance with CMS, AMA and AHIMA standards for ethical coding. • Plans, organizes, and supervises the work and systems of one or more of the following Health Information Management programs: In Patient, Observation, Day Surgery, Emergency Department and Outpatient Coding, Post discharge physician queries, 3M Encoder processes, Coding Compliance Plan, Dissemination of coding changes and updates, Identification of coder educational needs through continual monitoring and auditing of coder accuracy. • Continual monitoring of charts not final coded. Establish DNFC targets by patient type and coder. • Monitor and report individual coder productivity. Coach and counsel under performers. • Assignment and reassignment of un-coded charts to specific coders as necessary to better manage the DNFC. • Evaluate individual coder accuracy through focused audits. Identify education needs to facilitate coding accuracy improvement. • Review all DRG reclassifications before and after assigning correction to the coder who completed the original coding.