Inpatient Audit Specialist

Datavant; United States; Remote; USD 48,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401k with match

Free CEUs

Job summary

Datavant is seeking an Inpatient Auditing Specialist to support healthcare clients with coding quality reviews, educational outreach, and external payer audits. This fully remote role emphasizes independent work, strong problem-solving, and adherence to industry standards.

You will guide audits, justify coding decisions, and help elevate overall coding quality from your own workspace. The position requires 5+ years in inpatient coding or auditing, CCS (preferred) with RHIA/RHIT preferred, and

Qualifications

• 5+ years of facility inpatient coding experience and/or auditing.
• CCS and RHIA/RHIT preferred.
• Proficiency with Epic, Cerner, and other EMRs; maintain 95% DRG accuracy.

Responsibilities

• Performs inpatient facility coding audits per scope of work using appropriate DRG assignments.
• Provides detailed rationale with references and documentation locations for changes.
• Keeps abreast of regulatory changes.
• Organizes multiple cases to optimize workflow and turnaround time.
• Provides coder education through auditing process.
• Adheres to AHIMA code of ethics and Professional standards.

Skills

Inpatient coding

Auditing

Time management

Education

CCS

RHIA/RHIT

Tools

Epic EMR

Cerner EMR

Job description

Datavant is the data collaboration platform trusted for healthcare. Guided by our mission to make the world’s health data secure, accessible and actionable, we provide critical data solutions for organizations across the healthcare ecosystem - including providers, health plans, researchers, and life sciences companies. From fulfilling a single patient’s request for their medical records to powering the AI revolution in healthcare, Datavanters are building the future of how data is connected and used to improve health. By joining Datavant today, you’re stepping onto a driven and highly collaborative team that is passionate about creating transformative change in healthcare.

Sign On Bonus: 2,500

As an Inpatient Auditing Specialist, you will be instrumental in addressing consulting and educational needs related to coding quality, compliance assessments, external payer reviews, coding education, and coding workflow operations reviews. In this role, you will offer meaningful information tailored to exceed customer expectations, actively identifying and presenting solutions for customer issues. This role is fully remote with a flexible schedule, allowing you to help shape the future of healthcare from your own workspace!

Needed Requirements for This Position

Spinal experience a plus, excellent query writing skills. Ability to multi-task among multiple clients is required. Candidate should be highly independent, demonstrate strong problem-solving and critical-thinking skills, and be able to prioritize and manage workload with minimal supervision. Strong time-management skills and the ability to remain actively engaged in auditing work, minimize non-productive and consistently meet productivity and quality expectations are essential.

What You Will Do:

• Performs Inpatient Facility coding audits according to scope of work, for the purpose of Onboarding, Focused, Service Level Agreements or Other Types of reviews, using appropriate assignment of codes and other coding-related elements using MS DRG or APR DRGs.
• Provides rich and concise rationale explaining the reasoning behind any identified changes, including specific references, location of documentation, etc.
• Keeps abreast of regulatory changes.
• Organizes and prioritizes multiple cases concurrently to ensure optimal workflow and turnaround time
• Provides coder education via the auditing process
• Function in a professional, efficient, and positive manner
• Adhere to the American Health Information Management Association’s code of ethics.
• Must be customer-service focused and exhibit professionalism, flexibility, dependability, desire to learn, commitment to excellence and commitment to profession.
• High complexity of work function and decision making
• Strong organizational, teamwork, and leadership skills

What You Need to Succeed:

• 5+ years of facility inpatient coding experience and/or auditing.
• CCS (preferred), RHIA or RHIT preferred
• Maintain 95% DRG accuracy rate
• Experience with various software including Epic, Cerner, and other prevalent EMRs.

What We Offer:

• Benefits for Full-Time employees: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401k Savings Plan w/match, 2 weeks of paid time off, and Paid Holidays, Floating Holidays
• Free CEUs every year
• Stipend provided to assist with education and professional dues (AHIMA/AAPC) If Applicable
• Equipment: monitor, laptop, mouse, headset, and keyboard
• Comprehensive training led by a credentialed professional coding manager
• Exceptional service-style management and mentorship (we’re in this together!)

Pay ranges for this job title may differ based on location, responsibilities, skills, experience, and other requirements of the role.

Pay ranges for this job title may differ based on location, responsibilities, skills, experience, and other requirements of the role.

The estimated base pay range per hour for this role is:

$35 - $45 USD

To ensure the safety of patients and staff, many of our clients require post-offer health screenings and proof and/or completion of various vaccinations such as the flu shot, Tdap, COVID-19, etc. Any requests to be exempted from these requirements will be reviewed by Datavant Human Resources and determined on a case-by-case basis. Depending on the state in which you will be working, exemptions may be available on the basis of disability, medical contraindications to the vaccine or any of its components, pregnancy or pregnancy-related medical conditions, and/or religion.

This job is not eligible for employment sponsorship.

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