Inpatient Coding Education Specialist — Remote

University of Washington; United States; Remote; USD 83,000 - 104,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Washington is advertising an Inpatient Coding Education Analyst role. The position focuses on auditing, education and training across inpatient coding areas, serving as a subject-matter expert on documentation and coding guidelines.

The role requires extensive knowledge of ICD-10-CM, CPT, HCPCS and professional qualifications, with a strong emphasis on independent work and collaboration within a matrixed organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in health sciences or related field is required.
• Minimum 3 years of related experience in coding auditing, analysis, education and training.
• Must hold one of the following certifications: RHIT, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P, CPC, COC, CIRCC, RCC, ROCC.
• Extensive knowledge of ICD-10-CM, CPT, and HCPCS coding principles.

Responsibilities

• Serve as an organization resource and content expert for current documentation and coding guidelines.
• Perform coding audits, analyze results and create audit reports and provide education and training on the results of internal audits and partner with Compliance on external audit education.
• Review DRG and CPT claim denials for commercial payers and maintain written documentation of actions, activities or assessments in accordance with state and federal law, and institutional policies.
• Retains records in accordance with the UW Medicine Records Retention Schedule and department policy
• Evaluate billing/coding/documentation behavior and identify recommendations for improvement
• Review, analyze and determine effectiveness of training, assess effectiveness against entity/workforce member type/and industry KPI's and recommend enhancements to training content and user experience
• Maintain written documentation of actions, activities or assessments in accordance with state and federal law, and institutional policies
• Develop and deliver role-specific training for ERHI Coding staff, develop and implement effective monitoring, auditing and risk assessment activities
• Manage or conduct audits, and ensure they are performed in accordance with the UW Medicine Audit Policy

Skills

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Analytical thinking

Critical thinking

Independent work

Team collaboration

Interpersonal skills

MS Office Suite

Office 365

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Health Sciences or related field

Tools

MS Office Suite

Office 365

Job description

University of Washington is advertising an Inpatient Coding Education Analyst role. The position focuses on auditing, education and training across inpatient coding areas, serving as a subject-matter expert on documentation and coding guidelines.

The role requires extensive knowledge of ICD-10-CM, CPT, HCPCS and professional qualifications, with a strong emphasis on independent work and collaboration within a matrixed organization.