Acute Hospital Outpatient Compliance Auditor

Ummsphysician; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic healthcare team as an Acute Hospital Outpatient Compliance Auditor, where you'll leverage your expertise in coding and compliance to ensure accurate reimbursement and adherence to regulations. This role offers a unique opportunity to work closely with clinical staff, conduct audits, and provide valuable training to new employees. As part of a leading medical system, you'll enjoy a supportive environment that fosters professional growth and development. If you have a passion for healthcare and coding, this is the perfect opportunity to make a significant impact in patient care and compliance.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of ICD-10-CM/ICD-10-PCS coding experience in a Level 1 Trauma hospital.
• Knowledge of coding compliance guidelines and ethical standards.

Responsibilities

• Audits outpatient encounters for compliance and reimbursement accuracy.
• Educates and advises coding specialists on documentation issues.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Organizational Skills

Customer Service Skills

Knowledge of Medical Terminology

Education

High School Diploma or Equivalent

Formal ICD-10-CM, ICD-10-PCS, CPT-4 Training

Associates or Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

ICD-10-CM

ICD-10-PCS

CPT-4

Job description

Acute Hospital Outpatient Compliance Auditor

• Full-time
• Shift: Day
• Location: Medical Center
• Position Type: Non-Exempt

The University of Maryland Medical System is a 14-hospital system with academic, community and specialty medical services reaching every part of Maryland and beyond. UMMS is a national and regional referral center for trauma, cancer care, Neurocare, cardiac care, women’s and children’s health and physical rehabilitation. UMMS is the fourth largest private employer in the Baltimore metropolitan area and one of the top 20 employers in the state of Maryland. No organization will give you the clinical variety, the support, or the opportunities for professional growth that you’ll enjoy as a member of our team.

I. General Summary
Accurately audits hospital Inpatient, Ambulatory Surgery, Observation, and any other outpatient encounter visit for the purpose of appropriate reimbursement, research and compliance with federal and state regulations according to established ICD-10-CM/PCS coding and/or CPT-4 procedure coding classification systems.

II. Principal Responsibilities and Tasks

• Serves as a clinical coding subject matter expert, and utilizes critical thinking to analyze and evaluate documentation issues with consultation from the medical and clinical staff, and clinical documentation specialists as needed.
• Audits ICD-10 diagnostic codes and CPT-4 procedure codes to outpatient, ambulatory surgery, and observation visits for the purpose of reimbursement, research and compliance with federal and state regulations.
• Audits complex inpatient cases such as trauma, rehab, neurology, critical care, etc. utilizing the ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS nomenclature to ensure accurate APR-DRG/SOI/ROM and POA assignment.
• Serves in an advisory and educator role for Coding Specialists. Serves as communicator between Clinical Documentation Specialists and Coding. Researches new surgical procedures and technology. Provides training to new employees.
• Reports coding quality accuracy rate for each coder.
• Monitors productivity rate for each coder.
• Conducts specialized focused audits as needed.
• Communicates with various departments within the hospitals regarding coding accuracy. Refers any problems to management timely, providing clear details. Assists coding specialists in writing appropriate coding queries, works collaboratively with CDI, understands Potentially Preventable Complications (PPC’s)/Maryland Hospital Acquired Conditions (MHAC’s), Prevention Quality Indicators (PQI’s) and their impact and other indicators as needed.
• Complies with AHIMA standards of ethical coding and coding compliance guidelines.
• Demonstrates support and compliance with University of Maryland Medical System mission, vision, values statement, goals and objectives and policies. Performs other duties or projects such as coding corrections as assigned by the manager.

III. Education and Experience

• High School graduate or equivalent. Formal ICD-10-CM, ICD-10-PCS, CPT-4 training. Associates or Bachelor’s degree. Education will be considered in lieu of experience.
• Minimum of two years ICD-10-CM/ICD-10-PCS coding and abstracting experience at a Level 1 Trauma hospital or 4 years of experience with coding inpatient hospital medical records. 2-3 Years Ambulatory coding experience.
• One of the following: Certified Coding Specialist (CCS), Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT), Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA), Certified Inpatient Coder (CIC).

IV. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Strong analytical and organizational skills; ability to prioritize workloads; meet deadlines and work effectively under pressure; excellent customer service skills; familiar with basic medical terminology; computer experience; typing ability.