About the Role
The coordinator will focus on outpatient coding accuracy, performing audits, identifying documentation gaps, and guiding coding teams to meet compliance requirements and improve overall coding quality.
Responsibilities
- Conduct regular audits of outpatient medical coding records
- Evaluate coding accuracy against regulatory and payer guidelines
- Identify discrepancies in documentation and coding practices
- Provide detailed feedback to coding professionals
- Support the development of coding compliance policies
- Assist in creating educational materials for coding teams
- Monitor changes in coding standards and regulations
- Report findings and trends to management
- Collaborate with clinical documentation teams
- Facilitate training sessions on coding compliance
- Ensure adherence to HIPAA and other privacy regulations
- Track audit outcomes and compliance metrics
- Work with cross-functional teams to resolve coding issues
- Maintain up-to-date knowledge of ICD-10, CPT, and HCPCS codes
- Support internal and external audit requests
- Promote a culture of compliance within coding departments
- Review physician documentation for coding support
- Identify opportunities for coding accuracy improvement
- Assist in the implementation of coding compliance tools
- Ensure timely resolution of coding-related compliance risks
Compensation
Competitive salary and benefits package
Work Arrangement
Fully remote
Team
Part of a national healthcare compliance and coding team
Why Join Us
- Opportunity to work in a fully remote capacity with a supportive team
- Exposure to diverse healthcare coding environments and challenges
- Professional growth through ongoing training and development
Physical Demands
- Sedentary work requiring prolonged periods at a computer
- Occasional virtual meetings requiring video participation
Not available
