Remote Hospital Coding Quality & Compliance Analyst

Aurora Health Care; Allenton (WI); Remote; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Aurora Health Care is seeking a senior coding professional to ensure accurate and compliant professional and hospital coding across the enterprise. You will develop coding guidance, support audits, and collaborate with clinicians to improve documentation quality.

Minimum qualifications include an associate degree and 5 years of expert hospital-based coding experience, with AHIMA or AAPC credentials preferred. Remote work experience and strong data skills are required.

Qualifications

• Advanced knowledge of ICD, CPT, and HCPCS coding guidelines.
• Strong medical terminology, anatomy, and physiology knowledge.
• Ability to identify coding quality issues and recommend improvements.
• Ability to analyze trends and present data in reports.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; training abilities.
• Ability to meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Research, interpret, and apply coding, payer, and regulatory requirements for accurate professional and hospital coding.
• Develop and update coding guidance, standard work, reference materials, and position statements for enterprise consistency.
• Coordinate and support coding quality audits, track findings, and support corrective actions.
• Analyze coding quality data and audits to identify risks and improvement opportunities.
• Prepare summaries and materials for leadership, audit reviews, and quality initiatives.
• Collaborate with Integrity Operations, clinicians, and education teams to improve documentation.
• Support regulatory and quality projects, ensuring AHIMA coding standards compliance.
• Respond to internal inquiries on coding guidance, quality findings, and audits.
• Support testing, validation, and workflow updates related to coding quality and compliance.

Skills

ICD/CPT/HCPCS knowledge

Medical terminology

Data analysis

Statistical reporting

Communication skills

Training others

Organization & prioritization

Attention to detail

Independent judgment

Education

Associate degree or equivalent education and experience

Tools

EHR systems

Microsoft Office

Video conferencing

Job description

Aurora Health Care is seeking a senior coding professional to ensure accurate and compliant professional and hospital coding across the enterprise. You will develop coding guidance, support audits, and collaborate with clinicians to improve documentation quality.

Minimum qualifications include an associate degree and 5 years of expert hospital-based coding experience, with AHIMA or AAPC credentials preferred. Remote work experience and strong data skills are required.