Revenue Integrity Charge Specialist - REMOTE

Trinity Health; Ann Arbor (MI); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A large health care organization in Ann Arbor, Michigan is seeking a full-time coding specialist. Responsibilities include ensuring accurate CPT and ICD-10 documentation, educating colleagues on proper coding, and maintaining compliance with billing guidelines. Candidates should have at least three years of relevant experience and be certified in medical coding. Strong analytical and communication skills are essential for success in this role. Join us in our mission to provide better health and care to our communities.

Qualifications

• Minimum three years of relevant coding and charge control work experience.
• Must possess strong understanding of CPT and ICD-10 coding.
• Knowledge of clinical documentation improvement processes preferred.

Responsibilities

• Ensure accurate CPT and ICD-10 documentation for billing.
• Educate staff on proper documentation for improved coding.
• Perform coding functions and maintain compliance with guidelines.

Skills

Strong problem-solving skills

Excellent communication skills

Knowledge of medical terminology

Analytical abilities

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Licensure / Certification in coding (RHIA, RHIT, CCS, CPC/COC)

Tools

Epic

MS Excel

Job description

Job Description

Responsible for ensuring accurate CPT and/or ICD-10 documentation for the patient billing process and educating colleagues and providers in accurately documenting services performed and using the appropriate codes representing those services. Maintains documentation regarding charge capture processes. Performs regular reviews of process adherence and identifies missing charges. Coordinates with key stakeholders regarding impacts of system change requests and upgrades to processes to ensure capture accuracy. Provides oversight of charge reconciliation processes for assigned departments; ensuring daily and appropriate monthly reconciliations are occurring.

Performs charge entry, charge approvals, and/or quality charge reviews; including but not limited to, appending modifiers and checking clinical documentation. Provides feedback to intra-departmental Revenue Integrity colleagues including areas of opportunity. Works closely with Providers to educate on improved documentation to support coding.

As a mission-driven innovative health organization, we will become the national leader in improving the health of our communities and each person we serve. By demonstrating reverence, commitment to those who are poor, justice, stewardship, and integrity, our organization will continue to provide better health, better care, at lower costs.

Trinity Health, one of the largest multi-institutional Catholic health care delivery systems in the nation, serving communities in 21 states with 86 hospitals, 128 continuing care facilities and home health and hospice programs.

Employment Type

Full time

Shift

(No specific shift details provided.)

Essential Functions

Knows, understands, incorporates, and demonstrates the Trinity Health Mission, Vision, and Values in behaviors, practices, and decisions.

Responsible for coding and/or validation of charges for more complex service lines, advanced proficiencies in surgical or specialty coding practice.

Reviews chart, including nursing notes, physician orders, progress notes, and surgical or specialty notes thoroughly to interpret and validate and/or extract all charges. Ensures each chart is complete according to specified guidelines. Ensures charges captured on the correct patient, correct encounter, correct date of service, with any required modifiers.

Reviews documentation, abstracts data and ensures charges/coding are in alignment with AMA and Medicare coding guidelines. Ensures medical documentation and coding compliance with Federal, State and Private payer regulations.

Performs coding functions, including CPT, ICD-10 assignment, documentation review and claim denial review.

Responsible for proofing daily charges for accuracy and clean claim submission.

Responsible for balancing charges and adjustments.

Maintains productivity standards.

Maintains compliance with regulatory requirements.

Responsible for denial coordination with Patient Business Service (PBS) centers; including analysis of clinical documentation, assist in appeals as needed, root cause analysis and tracking as needed.

Educates clinical staff on need for accurate and complete documentation to ensure revenue optimization and integrity.

Performs outpatient clinical documentation improvement review (acute only) as needed.

Performs research on charges and communicates findings to intra- and inter-departmental colleagues as needed.

Maintains a minimum productivity standard, based on service line and charge type; including but not limited to: chart review, charge extraction, E&M level assignment and charge entry.

Documents lessons learned and works with colleagues in Revenue Integrity department on creating standard charge capture and process reference materials. Assists with project initiatives to deploy information and provides education.

Reviews and responds to various quality reports, including reports that identify missing charges, duplicate charges, late charges, etc. Maintains and updates required reference logs and other reporting tools. May develop and present information.

As needed, performs daily reconciliation processes including ensuring supply charges are appropriately captured (may include implants), identify duplicate charges and initiate appropriate communications when there are documentation and/or charge deficiencies or charge errors.

Maintains patient confidentiality.

Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

High school diploma or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Minimum three (3) years of relevant coding and charge control work experience in a Hospital and/or Physician Practice environment and experience in revenue cycle, billing, coding and/or patient financial services.

Strong working knowledge of Medical terminology, data entry, supply chain processes, hospital and/or Medical Group practice operations.

Licensure / Certification: RHIA, RHIT, CCS, CPC/COC or other coding credentials is required. CHC (Healthcare Compliance Certification) preferred. AAPC, AHIMA or CCSP certification/membership preferred.

Must possess a demonstrated knowledge of clinical processes, clinical coding (CPT, HCPCS, ICD-9/10, revenue codes and modifiers), charging processes and audits, and clinical billing. Strong understanding of various medical claim formats.

Knowledge of clinical documentation improvement processes strongly preferred.

Strong knowledge of Ambulatory Payment Classification (APC), and Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) reimbursement structures and prebill edits including Outpatient Coding Edits (OCE)/Correct Coding Initiative (CCI) edits and Discharged Note Final Billed (DNFB).

Prior Cardiac Cath/interventional Radiology Charging/coding Experience Strongly Preferred.

Ability to perform charge capture processes, including understanding technical integration of electronic medical record and the automation of charge triggers, and ability to investigate charge errors accordingly. Epic experience desired.

Knowledge of Hospital and/or Physician group practice revenue cycle front-end functions such as patient registration and provider payment enrollment and back-end functions that may impact charge related errors.

Ability to organize and to prioritize work in a diverse, fast-paced environment while working on multiple projects simultaneously.

Strong problem-solving skills, analytical abilities, excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills. Ability to communicate effectively with other departments, including leadership, for the areas of charge capture, HIM, PBS and other key stakeholders.

Knowledge of billing and regulatory guidelines as related to charging and other revenue cycle processes and ability to assist clinical departments and/or physician practices with changes to their charging practices based on guidelines.

Experience With MS Excel, Word And PowerPoint Preferred.

Must be comfortable operating in a collaborative, shared leadership environment.

Must possess a personal presence that is characterized by a sense of honesty, integrity, and caring with the ability to inspire and motivate others to promote the philosophy, mission, vision, goals, and values of Trinity Health.

Maintains a working knowledge of applicable Federal, State, and Local laws and regulations, the Trinity Health Integrity and Compliance Program and Code of Conduct, as well as other policies and procedures in order to ensure adherence in a manner that reflects honest, ethical and professional behaviors.

Our Commitment

Rooted in our Mission and Core Values, we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences, we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate, person-centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.