Assistant Vice President, Medical Group Coding

Job Overview:

The AVP of Medical Group Coding will serve as the system leader for professional fee coding. He/she will ensure compliance with Federal and State guidelines by ensuring the accuracy and integrity of provider-based coding and charge capture. In addition, the AVP of Medical Group Coding will act as a liaison/reference between Corporate Coding Staff, Compliance Department Staff, employed providers, affiliate staff, Physician Advisors, Medical Group Directors and other departments as needed.

Qualifications

Required

• Must have advanced coding education and training with strong foundation in E/M coding.
• Must have excellent interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills. Must have excellent organizational and time management skills. Must be a strategic thinker.
• A Bachelor's degree is required and a Master's is highly preferred.
• 10 years of work experience in coding and 5 years of prior experience in leadership are required.

Preferred

• Prior E/M physician auditing experience is preferred.
• Prior supervisory experience and/or coding consultant experience are preferred.
• Coding certification required (e.g. CCS, CCS-P, CPC, COC, CEMC). RN are also encouraged.

Certification

• RHIA required.

Essential Functions:

1. Provides detailed assessment of employed provider practices review and education needs. Provides detailed assessment of new and additional provider group practices review and education needs.
2. Responsible for strategically detailing and implementing plans to incorporate review and education to a growing group of employed providers.
3. Provides direction and oversight in the development of the annual Physician Review Work Plan based on yearly billing reports for employed providers applied to CMS Evaluation and Management benchmarks, aka the Heat Map , in collaboration with Lead staff.
4. Works collaboratively with the Compliance Department to provide support in planned Joint Venture research and review, Compliance Department requested provider documentation and coding review, and presenting review results and education as required.
5. Works collaboratively to provide research, review and education to providers as per Management request.
6. Provides direction and oversight to Physician Reviewers and Educators in the distribution of provider review assignments. Ensures equitable distribution of additional provider reviews as requested.
7. Works collaboratively with providers and affiliate staff to promote and ensure correct and compliant coding and billing practices.
8. Works collaboratively with Lead staff to distribute follow up review education needs, audit results, coding references, and other materials associated with completed reviews of employed providers, including research, and associated research documentation.
9. Prepares detailed reports of review activities.
10. Maintains proper computer and written records of all review activity.
11. Effectively communicates coding recommendations and reasoning to medical staff members and others.
12. May perform regulatory coding research for Compliance Department and/or employed providers and affiliate staff.
13. Corresponds with AMA, etc. with coding questions as necessary.
14. May be required to assist in the formation of Corrective Action Plans for the employed physicians and affiliate staff.
15. May be required to perform other related duties.

Other Duties:

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Benefits and Perks

• Medical/Dental/Vision plans
• 401 (k)
• PTO
• Short & Long Term Disability
• Basic Life & Accidental Death Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Health Care/Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Discounts Through our Partners

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