Remote Facility Coding Quality Analyst

Advocate Health; Columbia (SC); Remote; USD 49,000 - 73,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Educational assistance

Flexible spending accounts

Paid time off

Job summary

Advocate Health is seeking a seasoned Medical Coder focused on facility and professional coding quality within the Revenue Cycle. The role emphasizes interpretation of coding guidelines, development of enterprise-wide guidance, and coordination of coding quality audits, with a strong focus on documentation accuracy and compliance.

Qualifications include an Associate degree or equivalent, 5 years of expert hospital coding experience, and AHIMA or AAPC credentials.

Qualifications

• :5 years of expert-level professional coding or hospital-based coding experience in revenue cycle processes.
• Education and experience requirements for the role.
• Certification in AHIMA or AAPC credentials required (RHIA/RHIT/CCS/CCS-P/CPC).
• Experience with remote workforce operations.

Responsibilities

• Research, interpret, and apply coding, payer, and regulatory requirements to support accurate and compliant Professional and Hospital coding practices.
• Develop, maintain, and update coding guidance, standard work, reference materials, and position statements for enterprise consistency.
• Coordinate and support coding quality audits by routing requests, maintaining records, and verifying documentation completeness and accuracy.
• Track audit findings, quality issues, and compliance risks, documenting patterns and supporting corrective actions.
• Analyze coding quality data and audit results to identify trends, risks, and opportunities for improvement.
• Prepare summaries, reports, and materials for leadership, audit reviews, and quality improvement initiatives.
• Partner with Integrity Operations, coding leadership, clinicians, and education teams to improve documentation quality and coding accuracy.
• Support regulatory, compliance, and quality-related projects, ensuring adherence to AHIMA coding standards.
• Respond to internal inquiries related to coding guidance, quality findings, and audit outcomes.
• Support testing, reporting validation, and workflow updates related to coding quality, guidance, and compliance initiatives.

Skills

ICD CPT HCPCS

Medical terminology

Data analysis

Communication skills

Regulatory compliance

Remote work experience

Education

Associate degree or equivalent education and experience

Tools

EHR systems

Microsoft Office

Job description

Advocate Health is seeking a seasoned Medical Coder focused on facility and professional coding quality within the Revenue Cycle. The role emphasizes interpretation of coding guidelines, development of enterprise-wide guidance, and coordination of coding quality audits, with a strong focus on documentation accuracy and compliance.

Qualifications include an Associate degree or equivalent, 5 years of expert hospital coding experience, and AHIMA or AAPC credentials.