Medical coder vs software engineer

Differences between medical coder and software engineer duties and responsibilities

Medical coder example responsibilities.

• Manage all EDI relate communication with trading partners and assist to produce all operational documents for all end users.
• Manage all aspects of AR including writing letters for medical necessity, claim denials, bundling issues and charge capture.
• Manage health records while applying ICD-10 coding to update and process insurance claims for time and accuracy to various insurance companies.
• Manage the outsourced transcription company.
• Create documentation education classes to general surgery residents, increasing the leveling of reporting which lead to increase revenues.
• Adhere to regulations with CPT-4, ICD-9-CM and HCPCS coding with medical terminology and effort meet all audit requirements.
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Software engineer example responsibilities.

• Manage product releases, solve software bugs in a client/server environment, write UNIX shell scripts to manage development environments.
• Manage responsive UI design, implementing complex, dynamic functionality.
• Define continuous integration process and configure Jenkins build server to manage it.
• Develop a python serial communication program to automate test procedures and verify proper operation.
• Manage website/software/mobile applications by generating full scope requirements base upon PMI / SDLC guidance.
• Contribute to implementing microservices used to manage entities and maintain a synchronize state between supplier and distributor.
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