BABU SUNDARAM
International Medical Center, Jeddah
Summary
Professional Summary:
Dynamic individual with hands-on experience in ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS Clinical Coding and talent for navigating challenges. Brings strong problem-solving skills and proactive approach to new tasks. Known for adaptability, creativity, and results-oriented mindset. Committed to making meaningful contributions and advancing organizational goals.
Overview
28
28
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Clinical Coding Supervisor
International Medical Center
06.2005 - Current
- Ensure to maintain standards of accuracy, completeness, and timeliness of clinically coded data within the allocated deadlines
- Timely abstraction and assignment of disease and procedure codes for each admitted episode of care using ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS 10th Edition
- Accurate selection of Principal diagnosis and sequencing of additional diagnosis and procedures to ensure an accurate AR-DRG is assigned
- Meet individual productivity rate and to meet team expectations
- Maintain Coder-Clinician interaction and utilization of 'Physician Query Process'
- Data entry using 3M-HDM (Health data Management) and code finder
- Ability to use the reporting facilities from Hospital Information System and 3M-HDM
- Knowledge and experience of using Turbo coder and Codexpert 10th edition
- Review of inpatient medical records to identify gaps in clinical documentation, Provides guidance to ensure consistency of review of clinical documentation
- Undertake and involved in quality coding audit for coding accuracy
- Clinical Coding Instructor of ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS for Post Graduate Clinical Coding educational programs conducted by the Health Academy of Saudi Commission for Health Specialties (SCFHS)
- Provide mentoring and supporting to trainee / new clinical coders
- Attending ongoing coding training courses and education activities including webinars
- Ensure to maintain confidentiality of patient data at all times
- Preparing monthly / yearly cumulative Top 10 diagnosis/procedure statistics
- Checks and analyses of medical records for accuracy, and consistency of documentation by physicians, nurses and other health care providers
- Implement process improvements to reduce Medical Record deficiencies
- Preparing compliance of physicians delinquent records monthly basis
- Preparing birth, death, Chart completion, Discharge analysis and its related statistical reports
- Planning, prioritizing and managing workloads
- Provide feedback on employee performances and annual evaluations
- Maintain effective communication among the team
- Participate and coordinate with Medical Records Committee to establish the hospital medical forms according to the institutional policy & Procedures
Medical Records Technician
King Fahd Hospital
04.2002 - 04.2005
- Coding and Indexing of Diagnosis and procedures of International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Procedures (ICD-9-CM) and (ICD -10)
- Assembling discharged patients' records
- Analyzing patient record for accuracy and deficiency checking
- Prepare weekly/monthly delinquency report for physicians and sending to them
- Assisting with physicians to complete to deficient medical records
- Data entry using hospital system
- Preservation, filing and retrieval of health records and provides data for any research and study activities
- Maintained confidentiality of patient records in compliance with security regulations
Medical Records Technician
Lotus Apollo Hospital (Apollo Hospitals Group)
09.2000 - 04.2002
- Coding and indexing of diagnosis and procedures according to International statistical classification of diseases and procedures (ICD - 10)
- Preparation of Hospital Census and its statistical reports in a daily, monthly and yearly for In-patient, Out-patient with relevant charts
- Preparing discharge analysis and its related statistical reports
- Assembling discharged patients record as per organization standard policy
- Deficiency checking and prepare deficiency check list for physicians
- Coordinate with physicians for their delinquent record completion
- Handling medico legal cases and assist with physician to prepare wound certificates for legal purposes
- Handling Birth & Death records and registering to the governmental offices
- Communicated effectively with staff, patients and insurance companies by email and telephone
Medical Records Technician
Tamilnad Hospitals Ltd.
09.1996 - 08.2000
- Filing and retrieval of health Records
- Preparing health records for appointment patients according to their schedule
- Maintaining log book for sending and receiving health records from clinic
- Coding and indexing diseases and procedure according to international statistical classification of diseases and procedures (ICD - 10)
- Preparing discharge analysis and its related statistical reports includes bed occupancy rate, gross and net death rate, average length of stay of patient in each service etc
- Discharged patients chart assembly and Checking In-patient records for deficiency
- Preparation of Hospital Census and its statistical reports in a daily, monthly and yearly for In-patient, Out-patient with relevant charts by nationality
- Medico-legal, birth & death registration to Government Organization
Education
Clinical Coder Certification - ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS
Health Information Management Association of Australia
06.2019
Advanced ICD-10-AM, ACHI / ACS Clinical Coding - undefined
Health Information Management Association of Australia
02.2019
Intermediate ICD-10-AM, ACHI, ACS Clinical Coding - undefined
Health Information Management Association of Australia
03.2017
Introductory ICD-10-AM, ACHI, ACS Clinical Coding - undefined
Health Information Management Association of Australia
11.2015
Comprehensive Medical Terminology - undefined
Health Information Management Association of Australia
05.2014
Diploma in Medical Records Technology - undefined
Christian Medical Association of India (CMAI)
05.1996
Bachelor of Arts - English Literature
Pioneer Kumaraswamy College
Nagercoil, Tamilnadu05.1994
Skills
- Teamwork and adaptability
- Commitment to quality
- Analytical skills
- Attention to detail
- Planning
- Organizational Skills
- Decision making
- Problem solving
- Working knowledge in MS Office
- Adopt new Challenges
- Interpersonal Skills
- Communication Skills
Websites
Certification
- Clinical Coding Audit Stakeholder & Clinical Documentation integrity, 09/2024
- Using Clinical Documentation Integrity to improve Quality, 12/2023
- Your key to Clinical Coding Success (AHIMA), 09/2023
- Case-mix & DRG Implementation Awareness for the market, 08/2023
- Certificate of completion from IHACPA of AR-DRG VII.0 fundamentals, 06/2023
- Certificate of Completion from IHACPA of ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS 12th edition edu., 02/2023
- Rules and guidelines for Mortality Coding course, 02/2023
- Introduction to AR-DRGs and Healthcare Funding & Financing in Saudi Arabia, 11/2022
- The Clinical Coding and Revenue Cycle Management In Saudi Healthcare, 10/2022
- Highlights on the Major Australian Coding Standards updates from 6th to 10th Edition., 08/2022
- Manages Conflict Resolution course, 07/2022
- Overview course of ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS, 10th Edition, 06/2022
- Time Management and Interpersonal Skills course, 06/2022
- Stress Tolerance course, 06/2022
- Auditing in Health Information Management Documentation Coding and clinical Audits, 05/2022
- Faculty Development Course on ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS - Transition from 6th to 10th Edition, 05/2022
- Safety Liaison Officer Training Course, 05/2022
- Strategy and Balanced Scorecard Training Program course, 05/2022
- An overview of Australian Refined Diagnosis Related Group (AR-DRG), 05/2022
- Coding COVID 19 in KSA 2021, 05/2022
- CDI specialty Training (Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular, Anesthesiology and Dental), 05/2022
- ICD-10-AM, DRG and Clinical Documentation (CDIA), 05/2022
- Role of the Clinical Documentation Specialist and Certification (CDIA), 05/2022
- Clinical Documentation course, 05/2022
- 3M Health Record Management & DRG Awareness, 05/2022
- Introduction to ICD-10-AM, ACHI and 3M Codefinder, 05/2022
- Communication Skills Course, 05/2022
- Advanced Medical Terminology Course, 05/2022
- Supervisory Skills Course, 05/2022
- Certified Clinical Coder (HIMAA)
Accomplishments
- Transition from ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS, 6th edition to 10th Edition.
- Implemented 3M-Health Data Management and Codefinder.
- Purchasing Turbocoder eBook for coders use.
- Encouraged and Five new coders enrolled with HIMAA Clinical coding course.
- Conduct 30% of coding Audit on monthly basis to ensure coding accuracy.
- Reached overall coding quality percentage 96%.
- Conduct physicians training for coding documentations by department.
- Maintain Coding unit KPI's of Quality, Timeliness, Physician query rate, Physicians response rate, Productivity and etc.
- Established applying basic guidelines of ICD - 10 coding at King Fahd Hospital, Jeddah - KSA (04/2002 - 04/2005).
- Awarded 'Formers Recognition Award' for a decade of service from the International Medical Center, Jeddah, KSA.
- Worked as a Part Time Tutor for two years for the Medical Records Technology Students at Sundaram Medical Foundation, Chennai -India (1998 - 2000).
- Awarded by the mother institution for 'BEST ALL ROUND MEDICAL RECORDS TECHNOLOGY STUDENT' for the year 1995 - 1996, from The Salvation Army Catherine Booth Hospital, Tamilnadu, India.
Webinarsandworkshops
- Clinical Coding Audit Stakeholder & Clinical Documentation Integrity Workshop, 09/04/2024, Riyadh, KSA
- 3M and AHIMA CDI webinar, 05/23/2022, American Health Information Management Association
- ICD-10-AM, DRGs, and clinical documentation, 11/2020
- Clinical Documentation Improvement (CDI) programs, Role of the Clinical Documentation specialist (CDS) and Certification, 11/2020
- Introduction to Clinical Documentation Improvement, 05/05/2020, Health Academy of Saudi Commission for Health Specialties
- The Insurance Sector and the Importance of Clinical Coding, 04/23/2020, Health Academy of Saudi Commission for Health Specialties
- Coding Now and Future, 04/20/2020, Health Academy of Saudi Commission for Health Specialties
- Faculty development program 2019 titled 'Training of Trainers', 12/09/2019, Health Academy of Saudi Commission for Health Specialties
- Clinical Coding Awareness Workshop, 12/14/2017, Jeddah, KSA
- ICD-10-AM Development Workshops, 01/14/2014 - 01/16/2014, Riyadh, KSA
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 07/07/73
- Nationality: Indian
Languages
Tamil
Native language
English
Advanced
C1
Malayalam
Intermediate
B1
Arabic
Intermediate
B1
Tamil
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Timeline
Clinical Coding Supervisor
International Medical Center
06.2005 - Current
Medical Records Technician
King Fahd Hospital
04.2002 - 04.2005
Medical Records Technician
Lotus Apollo Hospital (Apollo Hospitals Group)
09.2000 - 04.2002
Medical Records Technician
Tamilnad Hospitals Ltd.
09.1996 - 08.2000
Advanced ICD-10-AM, ACHI / ACS Clinical Coding - undefined
Health Information Management Association of Australia
Intermediate ICD-10-AM, ACHI, ACS Clinical Coding - undefined
Health Information Management Association of Australia
Introductory ICD-10-AM, ACHI, ACS Clinical Coding - undefined
Health Information Management Association of Australia
Comprehensive Medical Terminology - undefined
Health Information Management Association of Australia
Diploma in Medical Records Technology - undefined
Christian Medical Association of India (CMAI)
Bachelor of Arts - English Literature
Pioneer Kumaraswamy College
- Clinical Coding Audit Stakeholder & Clinical Documentation integrity, 09/2024
- Using Clinical Documentation Integrity to improve Quality, 12/2023
- Your key to Clinical Coding Success (AHIMA), 09/2023
- Case-mix & DRG Implementation Awareness for the market, 08/2023
- Certificate of completion from IHACPA of AR-DRG VII.0 fundamentals, 06/2023
- Certificate of Completion from IHACPA of ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS 12th edition edu., 02/2023
- Rules and guidelines for Mortality Coding course, 02/2023
- Introduction to AR-DRGs and Healthcare Funding & Financing in Saudi Arabia, 11/2022
- The Clinical Coding and Revenue Cycle Management In Saudi Healthcare, 10/2022
- Highlights on the Major Australian Coding Standards updates from 6th to 10th Edition., 08/2022
- Manages Conflict Resolution course, 07/2022
- Overview course of ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS, 10th Edition, 06/2022
- Time Management and Interpersonal Skills course, 06/2022
- Stress Tolerance course, 06/2022
- Auditing in Health Information Management Documentation Coding and clinical Audits, 05/2022
- Faculty Development Course on ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS - Transition from 6th to 10th Edition, 05/2022
- Safety Liaison Officer Training Course, 05/2022
- Strategy and Balanced Scorecard Training Program course, 05/2022
- An overview of Australian Refined Diagnosis Related Group (AR-DRG), 05/2022
- Coding COVID 19 in KSA 2021, 05/2022
- CDI specialty Training (Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular, Anesthesiology and Dental), 05/2022
- ICD-10-AM, DRG and Clinical Documentation (CDIA), 05/2022
- Role of the Clinical Documentation Specialist and Certification (CDIA), 05/2022
- Clinical Documentation course, 05/2022
- 3M Health Record Management & DRG Awareness, 05/2022
- Introduction to ICD-10-AM, ACHI and 3M Codefinder, 05/2022
- Communication Skills Course, 05/2022
- Advanced Medical Terminology Course, 05/2022
- Supervisory Skills Course, 05/2022
- Certified Clinical Coder (HIMAA)
Clinical Coder Certification - ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS
Health Information Management Association of Australia
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