Coding Auditor, Physicians Group

ECU Health; Greenville (NC); Remote; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

ECU Health seeks a professional for a remote coding audit position focused on ensuring compliance and accuracy in coding practices. The role entails auditing medical coding activities, providing education to staff, and maintaining documentation relevant to audits. Qualified candidates will possess a relevant degree and significant experience in coding, alongside necessary certifications. This role plays a critical part in optimizing coding practices and enhancing provider performance across the organization.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of multidisciplinary coding/auditing experience required.
• RHIA, RHIT, CCS, CPC, or CCS-P certification necessary.
• Experience in physician-based coding or documentation audits required.

Responsibilities

• Maintain audit and education programs for coding compliance.
• Conduct internal audits of medical coding activities.
• Facilitate education based on audit findings.

Skills

Coding accuracy

Audit processes

Documentation validation

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Health Information Management

Associates Degree in Health Information Technology

Medical Office Administration

Tools

ICD10CM

CPT

HCPCS

Job description

ECU Health

About ECU Health

ECU Health is a mission-driven, 1,708-bed academic health care system serving more than 1.4 million people in 29 eastern North Carolina counties. The not-for-profit system is comprised of 13,000 team members, nine hospitals and a physician group that encompasses over 1,100 academic and community providers practicing in over 180 primary and specialty clinics located in more than 130 locations.

The flagship ECU Health Medical Center, a Level I Trauma Center, and ECU Health Maynard Children’s Hospital serve as the primary teaching hospitals for the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University. ECU Health and the Brody School of Medicine share a combined academic mission to improve the health and well-being of eastern North Carolina through patient care, education and research.

Position Summary

• Responsible for the creation and maintenance of audit and education programs that will ensure success for all staff and employed providers based on their specific needs and support accurate, compliant coding practices for ECU Health Physicians in accordance with coding guidelines.
• Conducts internal auditing of medical coding activities using concurrent, prospective and retrospective models as appropriate and/or required.
• Reviews electronic health information to determine accuracy of coding, billing and documentation, including validation of ICD10CM, CPT, HCPCS and modifier assignment related to medical provider professional Part B services according to regulatory and institutional policy.
• Reports findings, both written and verbal, to leadership as necessary to include provision of corroborating regulatory or policy guidance.
• Maintains documentation of all audit activities and communicates the findings with leadership.
• Utilizes findings to generate topics for education and training, including code assignment, process improvement, system logic, risk reduction and reimbursement optimization.
• Develops and coordinates education based on the specific needs of the individual or functional unit.
• Provides orientation and education to new provider hires. Assists coding leadership with education, training and review of coding personnel activities as needed.

Minimum Requirements

• At least 5 years of multidisciplinary physician based coding or auditing experience required.
• Bachelor's Degree in Health Information Management or Associates Degree in Health Information Technology or Medical Office Administration required, or higher.
• RHIA, RHIT, CCS, CPC, or CCS-Pcertification required.
• CCS, CCS-P or CPC and a minimum of 8 years of physician based coding or documentation audit experience may be substituted for the education requirement.

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General Statement

It is the goal of ECU Health and its entities to employ the most qualified individual who best matches the requirements for the vacant position.

Offers of employment are subject to successful completion of all pre-employment screenings, which may include an occupational health screening, criminal record check, education, reference, and licensure verification.

We value diversity and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Decisions of employment are made based on business needs, job requirements and applicant’s qualifications without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, genetic information and testing, family and medical leave, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression or any other status protected by law. We prohibit retaliation against individuals who bring forth any complaint, orally or in writing, to the employer, or against any individuals who assist or participate in the investigation of any complaint.