What are the responsibilities and job description for the Physician Coding Liaison II - Medical Based Specialties Gastroenterology position at Advocate Aurora Health?
Department :
10395 Revenue Cycle - Coding & HIM Clinician Support
Status : Full time
Benefits Eligible : Hours Per Week :
Schedule Details / Additional Information :
Monday - Friday First shift Central Standard Time
This is a REMOTE Opportunity
Major Responsibilities :
- Provides service line / specialty specific coding / documentation education and feedback related to coding changes (CPT including E&M, modifiers, ICD-10-CM, and HCPCS), annual code updates, payer requirements, and payer rejection resolution to assigned Physicians / APCs. Partners with CMOs to standardize coding processes across a specific specialty. Shares and / or presents coding / documentation education presentations to Chief Medical Officers (CMOs), Physicians / APCs, Senior Director Administrators across the organization. Coordinates with PSA Liaisons to provide adequate Physician / APC and / or clinical team member support.
- Conducts orientations for all Physicians / APCs, residents / students and clinical team members on specialty specific coding and documentation related education. Performs new clinician documentation reviews for specialty specific coding, and documentation feedback, as requested.
- Coordinates responses to Physicians / APCs, Locum Tenens, residents / students' questions and feedback from various sources and partners, including Senior Director Administrators, CMOs, Medical Group Compliance, Internal Audit, Physician Compensation, Clinical Informatics / Clinical Informatics Educators, Quality Improvement Coordinators, and / or other external partners.
- Queries Physician / APC, Locum Tenens, residents / students when prompted by Professional Coding Department production coders to assist in resolving coding and documentation questions. Relays any coding changes, feedback, and education to Physician / APC, Locum Tenens, residents / students and / or clinic leadership, as appropriate.
- Monitors and works to resolve charge sessions requiring additional information for assigned clinicians and / or service line / specialty in the Epic work queues and / or other transfer work queues to ensure Clinicians are completing work timely to ensure proper supporting documentation for billing and timely filing.
- Attends and provides service line / specialty specific coding and documentation information, as requested, to CMOs, Physicians / APCs and / or Clinic / Site Department meetings. These may be virtually and / or in-person. Virtually attends Physician / APC education that include coding and / or documentation topics, such as Documentation Specialist clinician low risk review meetings, Risk Adjustment / HCC meetings, and / or Medical Group Compliance reviews / meetings.
- Collaborates with PSA Liaison to review and provide coding / documentation guidance on Epic order entry, diagnosis, and charge capture preference lists as well as SmartSets and templates.
- Develops Physician / APC monthly service line / specialty newsletters to continually educate and communicate updates from various coding resources including specialty society organizations. Communicates new services performed by Physician / APCs to Professional Coding department leadership.
- Identifies service line / specialty specific trending data and opportunities to capture revenue through documentation improvement. Attends service line / specialty specific coding and / or society conferences, as requested, to gain further knowledge that is uniquely relevant to that specialty and how coding, documentation, and billing are affected. Maintains expert knowledge of Medicare, Medicaid, and other regulatory requirements pertaining to nationally accepted coding policies and standards.
Licensure, Registration, and / or Certification Required :
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This job description indicates the general nature and level of work expected of the incumbent. It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the incumbent. Incumbent may be required to perform other related duties.
Pay Range : 29.60 - $44.40
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Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards : benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more – so you can live fully at and away from work, including :
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About Advocate Health :
Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.
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