University of Mississippi Medical Center
Introduction:
Performs internal audits related to hospital billing/coding/documentation to ensure regulatory compliance with all applicable regulations and requirements.
Remote work possible.
Job Description:
- Performs audits related to hospital/facility regulations and requirements reports results to appropriate personnel.
- Participates in the development of educational and training programs that focus on elements of the compliance program; explains compliance program guidelines, policies.
- Analyzes operating procedures, identifies potential violations, and provides technical assistance/recommendations to management.
- Collaborates with managers to identify aberrant trends in the coding, billing, and documentation compliance areas.
- Confers with external auditors to ensure compliance of an assigned area.
Required Qualifications:
Associates degree or Bachelor’s degree in accounting, health information management, business administration, health or social sciences, or related field plus three (3) years of ICD-9/ICD-10 coding, CPT coding, and/or billing experience or equivalent combination of education/experience.
Preferred Qualifications:
Prefer certification from American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) or American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC).