Coding Quality Analyst – Inpatient

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Coding Quality Analyst auditing inpatient cases for UW Health, Wisconsin’s #1 hospital. Ensuring coding compliance, improving quality, and training inpatient coders.

Responsibilities:

  • Assess the accuracy and completeness of inpatient case coding through retrospective and concurrent audits
  • Ensure compliance with coding guidelines and regulatory requirements
  • Provide feedback to coding team members regarding audit results
  • Respond to coding questions
  • Assist with training and onboarding new Inpatient Coders, including auditing
  • Maintain internal coding guidelines
  • Research, prepare, and disseminate information related to official coding guidance updates
  • Collaborate with Coding and CDI Quality Analyst teams on DRG issues and other operational activities
  • Participate in internal and external secondary coding reviews

Requirements:

  • Graduate of a medical coding program required, or two (2) years of Coding experience may be considered in lieu of the medical coding program in addition to the experience below
  • Three years of progressive acute care hospital inpatient coding experience, including experience coding MS-DRGs and APR-DRGs, required
  • Certified Coding Specialist (CCS), or Certified Inpatient Coder (CIC) required
  • Graduate of a Health Information Technology Program preferred
  • Five years or more of inpatient coding experience in an academic medical center preferred
  • Experience with coding quality audits and improvement projects preferred
  • Training experience preferred
  • Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT), Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA) preferred
  • Must be in an approved remote work state for UW Health to be eligible to work remotely

Benefits:

  • An excellent benefits package, including health and dental insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Retirement plans
  • Two-week paid parental leave and adoption assistance
  • Options for a variety of schedules and shifts that offer flexibility and allow for work-life balance
  • Access to resources through the UW Health Employee Wellbeing Department supporting emotional, financial, and physical well-being
  • Tuition benefits eligibility for coursework associated with career advancement
  • Opportunity to earn a referral bonus for referring friends, former colleagues or others to apply for open, posted positions