Remote Inpatient Coding Quality Analyst

Advocate Health; Kentucky; Remote; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and welfare benefits including,

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)

Defined contribution retirement plans

Opportunity for annual increases

Job summary

Advocate Health is seeking an experienced Facility Coding Quality professional to support enterprise inpatient coding quality and revenue cycle. The role involves researching coding requirements, developing guidance, and coordinating quality audits while ensuring compliance with AHIMA standards.

The position is full-time, remotely based with travel as needed. Candidates should have inpatient coding expertise, remote-work experience, and strong data analysis skills to improve documentation

Qualifications

• 5 years of experience in expert-level professional coding or hospital-based coding.
• Advanced knowledge of ICD, CPT, and HCPCS coding guidelines.
• Advanced knowledge of medical terminology, anatomy, and physiology.
• Advanced ability to identify coding quality issues and provide recommendations for improvement.
• 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 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

Inpatient coding

Remote work experience

Auditing experience

Data analysis

Microsoft Office proficiency

Education

Coding credentials

Tools

EHR systems

Job description

Advocate Health is seeking an experienced Facility Coding Quality professional to support enterprise inpatient coding quality and revenue cycle. The role involves researching coding requirements, developing guidance, and coordinating quality audits while ensuring compliance with AHIMA standards.

The position is full-time, remotely based with travel as needed. Candidates should have inpatient coding expertise, remote-work experience, and strong data analysis skills to improve documentation