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University of Missouri-Columbia · 2 days ago

Supervisor, Coding & Data Management

Columbia, MO

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$53K/yr - $83K/yr

3+ years exp

University of Missouri-Columbia is seeking a Supervisor for Coding & Data Management. This role is responsible for overseeing accurate coding processes, managing a medical coding team, and ensuring compliance with relevant regulations while addressing reimbursement issues.

Education

Diversity & Inclusion

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Coordinate the coding, billing and/or reimbursement processes, and audit of claims/reimbursements/reports/etc. for a health care services unit with regards to Medicare, Medicaid, Champus, and other related payor policy areas

Research patient record documentation and prepare letters to appeal adverse determinations in payment

Research reimbursement issues and write responses to clarify or refute clinical decisions made by payers; keep appropriate medical coding staff and departments informed of applicable regulatory changes to billing and coding rules

Review medical coding staff work and provide feedback to ensure coding accuracy, coordinate workload and establish efficiencies for coding team, create processes and policies, provide feedback to providers regarding documentation improvements

Supervise assigned Professional Coding and Revenue medical coding team

Monitor medical coding team goals and objectives to ensure timely completions

Assist in interviewing, selection, training, discipline and mentoring as well as evaluating medical coding staff

Work closely with other professionals and administrators, internal and external to the University, to resolve coding and/or reimbursement issues

Prepare and/or perform special assignments/projects, conduct feasibility studies, and perform related financial and/or clinical analysis

Qualification

ICD-10 codingCPT codingMedical codingCertified Coding SpecialistMedical terminologyDRG'sAPC'sSupervisory skillsTeam coordinationCernerMicrosoft TeamsCommunication skillsProblem-solving skills

Required

Bachelor's degree in health services management, finance, business, accounting, nursing, or health-related profession, or an equivalent combination of education and experience from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities can be acquired

Three (3) years of experience in medical coding, specific to reviewing documentation and assigning ICD-9/10 and CPT codes, reviewing payer guidelines and requirements to manage payer edits, and/or audit or denials coordination

Experience in medical terminology and ICD-10, CPT coding and DRG's, and APC's

Certification In One Of The Following: Certified Coding Specialist (CCS), Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA), Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) by American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA); or Certified Professional Coder (CPC), other equivalent certification by American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC)

Preferred

Experience with - Cerner, Optum CAC, Athena IDX, Microsoft Teams, Experian, knowledge of WPS

Benefits

Medical

Dental and vision plans

Retirement

Paid time off

Short- and long-term disability

Paid parental leave

Paid caregiver leave

Educational fee discounts for all four UM System campuses

Company

University of Missouri-Columbia

We are Mizzou! Our distinct mission, as Missouri's only state-supported member of the Association of American Universities, is to provide all Missourians the benefits of a world-class research university.

Founded in 2011

Columbia, Missouri, USA

10001+ employees

http://business.missouri.edu/allen-angel-capital-education-program

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