Inpatient Coding Education & Quality Improvement Specialist

Mass General Brigham (Enterprise Services); Somerville (MA); Remote; USD 64,000 - 93,000; Full time

Job summary

Mass General Brigham is seeking an Inpatient Coding Education & Improvement Specialist to enhance inpatient coding quality, education, and continuous improvement. You will review findings, identify trends, and collaborate with coding operations, DQS, CDI, and leadership to improve accuracy.

Ideal candidates will have inpatient facility coding experience, RHIA/RHIT or CCS certification, and ability to develop education materials.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree Health Information Management preferred.
• RHIA/RHIT or CCS certification preferred.
• Experience in inpatient facility coding, coding quality review, auditing, or coding education.
• Experience reviewing DRG-related issues, diagnosis/procedure coding concerns, query-related items, and quality-impact findings.
• Experience developing education, tip sheets, or other coding resources.
• Experience working with coding operations, DQS/quality teams, CDI, compliance, or leadership.

Responsibilities

• Review coding-quality findings, requests, accounts, and recommendations for accuracy.
• Analyze trends, root causes, coding risks, and education opportunities.
• Develop and deliver targeted inpatient coding education.
• Support coder onboarding, feedback, and development.
• Maintain coding guidance, educational resources, and review documentation.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders on coding-quality issues.
• Escalate complex or cross-functional issues when appropriate.
• Support continuous improvement across coding quality workflows.

Skills

Inpatient Coding

MS-DRG/APR-DRG

Documentation

Coding Quality

Analytical Skills

Communication

Organization

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree Health Information Management

RHIA/RHIT or CCS

Job description

Mass General Brigham is seeking an Inpatient Coding Education & Improvement Specialist to enhance inpatient coding quality, education, and continuous improvement. You will review findings, identify trends, and collaborate with coding operations, DQS, CDI, and leadership to improve accuracy.

Ideal candidates will have inpatient facility coding experience, RHIA/RHIT or CCS certification, and ability to develop education materials.