Coding Compliance Specialist II

The Coding Compliance Specialist performs professional and /or facility coding and documentation audits based on assigned specialties and/or locations of the Health System under limited oversight of the Supervisor of Coding Compliance, in accordance with government and commercial payer guidelines to assess and monitor the accuracy of billing and coding as determined by data analysis of national benchmarking.

What You Will Do

• Perform reviews of internal data reports to identify areas of coding and documentation risk that need to be audited and reviewed to ensure the organization aligns with governmental billing, coding, and documentation standards.
• Plans and conducts routine compliance audit reviews including chart audits to evaluate the accuracy of medical codes assigned to patient services documented in a medical record and identify appropriate remedial or corrective actions.
• Performs auditing and monitoring of assigned coding and documentation related materials to ensure materials comply with governmental with applicable laws, regulations, and contractual obligations.
• Researches and develops all or portions of compliance tools and resources for internal use and publication by employees or team members
• Serve as a team member and assist on UH initiatives, as needed.
• Partners with employees, providers, medical staff, and management to review the audit results and identify corrective or remedial actions to address any audit findings.
• Participates the annual risk assessment process in order to identify risks and potential audits for inclusion in the annual work plan.
• Works with department leadership to identify and implement improvements to Compliance & Ethics Department processes and leads assigned process improvement projects.
• Prepares clear, concise, and accurate documentation and records in a timely manner and according to departmental guidelines.
• Prepares written findings and recommendations in a logical, clear, and concise manner.
• Creates and delivers coding and documentation education to prevent, mitigate, and remediate risk.

Additional Responsibilities

• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Complies with all policies and standards.
• For specific duties and responsibilities, refer to documentation provided by the department during orientation.
• Must abide by all requirements to safely and securely maintain Protected Health Information (PHI) for our patients. Annual training, the UH Code of Conduct and UH policies and procedures are in place to address appropriate use of PHI in the workplace.