Inpatient Coding Quality Analyst

Job Summary
Acts as a liaison between physician practices, rehab services, professional billing office, coding, payer relations, compliance and revenue management operations of patient financial services and Corewell Health. Provides assistance to management and employees. Conducts coding quality reviews for the coding department, rehab services and physician practices.

Essential Functions

• Meets with providers and coding employees regularly on billing, coding and reimbursement issues applicable to their specialty.
• Reviews monthly reporting from billing system with a focus on revenue cycle metrics, unbilled accounts, and adequate documentation.
• Acts as a liaison between the Coding department and Corewell Health to enhance educational awareness of coding and documentation. Participates and initiates process and quality improvement activities.
• Reviews coding patterns/trends and provides ongoing consultation to providers regarding coding and documentation issues.
• Proactively identifies and communicates problems and opportunities; actively recommends and implements solutions or process improvements.
• Presents information to physicians, administrators and other institutional leadership.
• Acts as an expert resource for administrators and physicians in regulatory, coding, billing compliance and financial functions.

Qualifications
Required

• Bachelor's Degree accounting, finance, health care administration, or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 2 years of relevant experience progressive experience in various hospital functions (e.g., professional/facility coding, reimbursement, billing, and/or chargemaster maintenance).

1 of 4 certifications required

• CRT-Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA) - AHIMA American Health Information Management Association.
• CRT-Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) - AAPC American Academy of Professional Coders.
• CRT-Coding Specialist (CCS) - AHIMA American Health Information Management Association.
• CRT-Professional Coder - AAPC American Academy of Professional Coders.

About Corewell Health
As a team member at Corewell Health, you will play an essential role in delivering personalized health care to our patients, members and our communities. We are committed to cultivating and investing in YOU. Our top-notch teams are comprised of collaborators, leaders and innovators that continue to build on one shared mission statement - to improve health, instill humanity and inspire hope. Join a nationally recognized health system with an ambitious vision of continued advancement and excellence.

How Corewell Health cares for you

• Comprehensive benefits package to meet your financial, health, and work/life balance goals. Learn more here.
• On-demand pay program powered by Payactiv
• Discounts directory with deals on the things that matter to you, like restaurants, phone plans, spas, and more
• Optional identity theft protection, home and auto insurance, pet insurance
• Traditional and Roth retirement options with service contribution and match savings
• Eligibility for benefits is determined by employment type and status

Primary Location
SITE - Corewell Health Place - 100 Corewell Drive NW - Grand Rapids

Department Name
Coding - Quality

Employment Type
Full time

Shift
Day (United States of America)

Weekly Scheduled Hours
40

Hours of Work
Flexible

Days Worked
Monday to Friday

Weekend Frequency
N/A

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