Req #: 228648 Department: UW MEDICINE ENTERPRISE RECORDS AND HEALTH INFO Job Location: Harborview Medical Center Posting Date: 11/14/2023 Closing Info: Open Until Filled Salary: $5436 - $8154 per month Other Compensation: Shift: First Shift Benefits: As a UW employee, you will enjoy generous benefits and work/life programs. For a complete description of our benefits for this position, click here.
UW Medicine Enterprise Records and Health Information has an outstanding opportunity for aCODING EDUCATION ANALYST.
WORK SCHEDULE

Full time, 100% FTE

Mondays - Fridays, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm

100% Remote
POSITION HIGHLIGHTS

Serves as the organizational coding content experts and respond to general questions and inquires related to DRG, ICD, CPT and/or HCPCS coding, monitor for regulatory changes

Engages in the development and implementation of auditing and monitoring plans and engages and participates in the creation and delivery of educational materials
PRIMARY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

Serves as an organization resource and content expert for documentation and coding guidelines

Provides expert coding content knowledge to UW Medicine staff and other key stakeholders

Coordinates with, and provide guidance to, Compliance, Clinical Documentation Improvement, Utilization Management, Clinical Resource Management, Revenue Integrity, Charge Master Operations and Patient Financial Services on matters involving coding and/or billing compliance related issues

Monitors developments in related rules, regulations and coding changes; make recommendations to maintain coding compliance, quality and mitigate risk

Performs regular coding audits, analyzes results and creates audit reports

Provides individual and group education and training to Coding staff on the results of coding audits

Assists in the development and implementation of role specific coding training for ERHI staff, including the effective monitoring, auditing and risk assessment activities

Reviews DRG and CPT claim denials for commercial payers

Evaluates billing/coding/documentation behavior and identify recommendations for improvement

Provides consultation and best practice guidance to engage and influence outcomes

Maintains written documentation of actions, activities or assessments in accordance with state and federal law, and institutional policies. Retains records in accordance with the UW Retention Schedule and department policy.
REQUIRED POSITION QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor’s degree in a Health Sciences discipline, Business Administration or related field, or equivalent combination of education and/or work experience

Coding knowledge and experience in facility and/or professional coding;

Four years increasingly responsible related experience, including coding auditing, analysis, education and training.

Certified as a Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT), Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA), Certified Coding Specialist (CCS), Certified Coding Specialist – Physician Based (CCS-P), Certified Professional Coder (CPC), Certified Inpatient Coder (CIC), Certified Outpatient Coder (COC), Certified Interventional Radiology Cardiovascular Coder (CIRCC), Radiology Certified Coder (RCC) or Radiation Oncology Certified Coder (ROCC);
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