Manager Medical Coding
Summary
As a Manager - Medical Coding you will be Leading your team in assigning ICD and CPT codes based on the medical records provided following ICD and federal/Payor guidelines and client requirements for Evaluation and Management services/Emergency Department services
What you'll do
- Responsible for managing the coding functions.
- The coding manager is responsible for planning, implementing, and educating coding staff and other departments to ensure coding quality and timely reimbursement.
- Attend client calls.
- Primary contact for coding questions relating to Client services and Operations.
- Review reports to identify specific issues, investigate and correct as per the coding guidelines, and implement solutions.
- Strong analytical skills, including the ability to manage multiple tasks and create solutions from available information.
- Establishes and monitors the quality of the departments aligned with coding to support accurate patient information, compliant coding aligned with billing regulations and minimized corrections and re-work.
- Educate and train coding staff, acts as a professional subject matter expert and mentor to the staff.
- Assists in the department budget and identifies and recommends opportunities to decrease cost and improve services.
- Keeps abreast of new technology in coding and coding guidelines, stays informed about future issues impacting the coding functions, and acts as a liaison for other departments regarding coding questions.
- Manage the coding workflow for efficiency.
- Handles special projects as requested by leadership/Client.
- Participate in audits of coded data to validate documentation support services rendered for reimbursement and clinical documentation improvement program.
- Consistently demonstrates attention to detail and accuracy in work product by meeting or exceeding productivity standards and maintaining a company standard of accuracy.
What you have
- Education: Bachelor's Degree in any life science
- Licences/Certifications: CPC/COC/CRC/CCS/CIC
- Interpersonal skills necessary to provide effective leadership to departmental personnel
- 8+ years experience in multispecialty E&M and surgery procedures
- 4+ years experience in managing coding team
- Previous leadership or supervisory experience that includes conducting coaching/training of coding staff