Remote Hospital Coding Quality & Compliance Analyst

Aurora Health Care; Allenton (WI); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Aurora Health Care seeks a senior coding professional to ensure accurate professional and hospital coding in a compliant, enterprise-wide framework.

The role focuses on developing coding guidance, conducting audits, and driving quality improvements across departments, with strong collaboration among clinicians and leadership. Remote-work experience is preferred, travel may be required.

Qualifications

• Advanced knowledge of ICD, CPT, and HCPCS coding guidelines.
• Advanced knowledge of medical terminology, anatomy, and physiology.
• Ability to analyze trends and data and display them in a statistical reporting format.
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Experience with remote workforce operations.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, video and web conferencing, email, and EHR systems.

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 to ensure enterprise consistency.
• Coordinate and support coding quality audits by routing requests, maintaining records, and verifying documentation completeness and accuracy.
• 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 organizational policies and 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 guidelines

Medical terminology

Data analysis

Train others

EHR systems

Microsoft Office

Remote workforce operations

Education

Associate degree

Tools

EHR systems

Microsoft Office

Job description

Aurora Health Care seeks a senior coding professional to ensure accurate professional and hospital coding in a compliant, enterprise-wide framework.

The role focuses on developing coding guidance, conducting audits, and driving quality improvements across departments, with strong collaboration among clinicians and leadership. Remote-work experience is preferred, travel may be required.