Remote Facility Coding Quality & Compliance Analyst

Advocate Health; Arizona; Remote; USD 49,000 - 73,000; Full time

Job summary

Advocate Health seeks an experienced Professional/Hospital Coder to ensure accurate, compliant coding across enterprise estimates. You will develop coding guidance, maintain reference materials, and support quality audits while collaborating with coding leadership, clinicians, and education teams.

The role requires AHIMA/AAPC credentials, 5+ years of hospital or professional coding experience, and strong analytical skills to identify trends and improvement opportunities.

Qualifications

• Associate degree or equivalent education and experience required.
• AHIMA or AAPC credentials such as RHIA, RHIT, CCS, CCS-P, or CPC required.

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 and risks and support corrective actions.
• Analyze coding quality data and audit results to identify trends, risks, and improvement opportunities.
• Prepare summaries and reports for leadership, audit reviews, and quality improvement initiatives.
• Collaborate with Integrity Operations, coding leadership, clinicians, and education teams to enhance documentation quality and coding accuracy.
• Support regulatory, compliance, and quality projects, ensuring adherence to AHIMA 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 and compliance initiatives.

Skills

ICD coding knowledge

CPT coding knowledge

HCPCS coding knowledge

Regulatory compliance

Audit and quality improvement

Remote work capabilities

Microsoft Office proficiency

Communication skills

Independent judgment

Detail oriented

Education

Associate degree or equivalent education and experience

AHIMA or AAPC credentials (RHIA/RHIT/CCS/CCS-P/CPC)

Job description

Advocate Health seeks an experienced Professional/Hospital Coder to ensure accurate, compliant coding across enterprise estimates. You will develop coding guidance, maintain reference materials, and support quality audits while collaborating with coding leadership, clinicians, and education teams.

The role requires AHIMA/AAPC credentials, 5+ years of hospital or professional coding experience, and strong analytical skills to identify trends and improvement opportunities.