Senior Medical Coding Associate - Customer Insights

athenahealth; Maine; Hybrid; USD 66,000 - 112,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus plan

Equity plans

Commuter support

Tuition assistance

Flexible work options

Job summary

athenahealth is seeking a Senior Coding Associate for Customer Insights to optimize the adoption of the athenaOne Medical Coding Service. You will translate customer needs into process improvements, mentor teammates, and manage multiple projects with stakeholders across the organization.

You will apply your medical coding expertise, governance knowledge, and analytics to drive better customer outcomes while supporting scale and automation initiatives within a collaborative team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or commensurate level of professional experience.
• CPC and/or CCS certified from AAPC or AHIMA required.
• 3+ years of professional experience in Medical Coding.
• Experience with cross-functional groups and stakeholder communication.
• Experience communicating directly with customers and/or medical providers.
• Ability to manage multiple projects independently.
• Experience implementing computer assisted coding and/or coding automation tools preferred.
• Experience auditing medical charts for coding accuracy and compliance.
• Proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook, OneNote.
• Knowledge of Lean Six Sigma and Agile development methodologies preferred.
• SQL experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Analyze provider documentation and audits to identify areas of opportunity to improve documentation and system usage.
• Analyze customer configurations and practice information relevant to Medical Coding to identify gaps and disruptions.
• Pursue continuous process improvement to enhance efficiency, outcomes, and scalability.
• Design elegant solutions that favor automation and product enhancement over manual workflows.
• Master workflow design and analysis using Lean Six Sigma or similar techniques.
• Identify opportunities to expand value for clients through additional services.
• Independently manage multiple complex projects with proper prioritization.
• Create project presentations for internal and external audiences.
• Ensure presentations are on-brand, clear, informative, and respectful of stakeholders’ time.
• Provide mentoring and education opportunities for new hires and colleagues.

Education

Bachelor’s Degree or commensurate professional experience

Tools

Computer assisted coding

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Join us as we work to create a thriving ecosystem that delivers accessible, high-quality, and sustainable healthcare for all.

Senior Coding Associate – Customer Insights

We are looking for a Senior Coding Associate of Customer Insights to join the Medical Coding team here at athenahealth. In this role, Senior Coding Associate of Customer Insights will be responsible for evaluating customer readiness and ensuring customers successfully adopt the athenaOne Medical Coding Service. The Senior Associate will need a strong understanding of the healthcare industry and medical coding guidelines required to ensure our customers realize improved outcomes on the athenaOne Medical Coding service. This individual must be an analytical thinker, demonstrate strong attention to detail, be organized, communicate effectively with both internal teams and customers, think critically, and be a creative problem solver. The Senior Coding Associate must be an expert in coding principles and adhere to compliant coding standards in your work to ensure the integrity of our service with the ability to translate customer needs into process improvements. As a Senior Associate, this individual will be responsible for managing projects independently and influencing internal and external stakeholders to ensure alignment and direction.

Job Responsibilities

• Analyze provider documentation and audits to identify areas of opportunity for our customers to improve their documentation and system usage
• Analyze customer configurations and practice information relevant to the Medical Coding work to identify gaps, discrepancies, and areas that could cause disruption in the work
• Exemplify a mindset of continuous process improvement to ensure we evolve our work to improve efficiency, outcomes, and support scale
• Design elegant solutions that favor automation, work prevention, and product enhancement over manual workflows
• Master workflow design and analysis through Lean Six Sigma or other operational engineering techniques, considering impact on dependent processes and ensuring continuity of work delivery
• Identify opportunities to expand the value we provide to clients through more or better service(s) using your understanding of customer business problems
• Independently manage multiple complex projects concurrently ensuring appropriate prioritization to meet deadlines
• Create project presentations with multiple audiences in mind – internal stakeholders, leadership, and customers
• Ensure presentations are on-brand, clearly written, informative, providing value to your intended audience, and concisely written as a show of respect for everyone’s time
• Provide support, mentoring, and ongoing education opportunities for new hires and colleagues across Service Integrity, creating content and collateral as needed
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Typical Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree (or commensurate level of professional experience)
• CPC and/or CCS certified from AAPC or AHIMA required
• 3+ years of professional experience in Medical Coding
• Experience working with cross-functional groups and teams to achieve common goals and communicating and presenting to stakeholders
• Experience communicating directly with customers and/or medical providers
• Demonstrated ability to assume sole and independent responsibility for various projects
• Experience implementing computer assisted coding and/or coding automation tools preferred
• CPC and/or CCS certified from AAPC or AHIMA required
• Experience in auditing medical charts for accuracy to support coding decisions and compliance with coding regulations
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite: Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook, OneNote
• Knowledge of Lean Six Sigma and Agile development methodologies preferred
• SQL experience preferred

Expected Compensation

$66,000 - $112,000

The base salary range shown reflects the full range for this role from minimum to maximum. At athenahealth, base pay depends on multiple factors, including job-related experience, relevantknowledge and skills, how your qualifications compare to others in similar roles,and geographical market rates. Base pay is only one part of our competitive Total Rewards package - depending on role eligibility, we offer both short and long-term incentives by way of an annual discretionary bonus plan, variable compensation plan, and equity plans.

About athenahealth

Our vision: In an industry that becomes more complex by the day, we stand for simplicity. We offer IT solutions and expert services that eliminate the daily hurdles preventing healthcare providers from focusing entirely on their patients — powered by our vision to create a thriving ecosystem that delivers accessible, high-quality, and sustainable healthcare for all.

Our company culture: Our talented employees — or athenistas, as we call ourselves — spark the innovation and passion needed to accomplish our vision. We are a diverse group of dreamers and do-ers with unique knowledge, expertise, backgrounds, and perspectives. We unite as mission-driven problem-solvers with a deep desire to achieve our vision and make our time here count. Our award-winning culture is built around shared values of inclusiveness, accountability, and support.

Our DEI commitment: Our vision of accessible, high-quality, and sustainable healthcare for all requires addressing the inequities that stand in the way. That's one reason we prioritize diversity, equity, and inclusion in every aspect of our business, from attracting and sustaining a diverse workforce to maintaining an inclusive environment for athenistas, our partners, customers and the communities where we work and serve.

What we can do for you:

Along with health and financial benefits, athenistas enjoy perks specific to each location, including commuter support, employee assistance programs, tuition assistance, employee resource groups, and collaborative workspaces — some offices even welcome dogs.

We also encourage a better work-life balance for athenistas with our flexibility. While we know in-office collaboration is critical to our vision, we recognize that not all work needs to be done within an office environment, full-time. With consistent communication and digital collaboration tools, athenahealth enables employees to find a balance that feels fulfilling and productive for each individual situation.

In addition to our traditional benefits and perks, we sponsor events throughout the year, including book clubs, external speakers, and hackathons. We provide athenistas with a company culture based on learning, the support of an engaged team, and an inclusive environment where all employees are valued.

Learn more about our culture and benefits here: athenahealth.com/careers

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