Iowa health system outsourcing medical coding

West Burlington, Iowa-based Great River Health is outsourcing its medical coding functions, impacting 35 employees at the system’s West Burlington and Fort Madison hospitals, the Hawk Eye reported Oct. 4. 

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Omega Healthcare, the company Great River is outsourcing to, has offered all affected employees permanent, full-time positions at similar compensation and benefits packages, according to the report. 

A spokesperson for the health system said the majority of the medical coders now work remotely.

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