DRG Coding Auditor

DRG Coding Auditor

Requirements

• Requires at least one of the following: AA/AS or minimum of 5 years of experience in claims auditing, quality assurance, or recovery auditing.
• Requires at least one of the following certifications: RHIA certification as a Registered Health Information Administrator and/or RHIT certification as a Registered Health Information Technician and/or CCS as a Certified Coding Specialist and/or CIC as a Certified Inpatient Coder.
• Requires 5 years of experience working with ICD-9/10CM, MS-DRG, AP-DRG and APR-DRG.

Responsibilities

• Analyzes and audits claims by integrating medical chart coding principles, clinical guidelines and objectivity in the performance of medical audit activities.
• Draws on advanced ICD-10 coding expertise, clinical guidelines, and industry knowledge to substantiate conclusions.
• Utilizes audit tools and auditing workflow systems and reference information to make audit determinations and generate audit findings letters.
• Maintains accuracy and quality standards as set by audit management for the auditing concept, valid claim identification, and documentation purposes (e.g., letter writing).
• Identifies new claim types by identifying potential claims outside of the concept where additional recoveries may be available, such as re-admissions, Inpatient to Outpatient, and HACs.
• Suggests and develops high quality, high value concept and or process improvement and efficiency recommendations.

Preferred Qualifications

• BA/BS preferred.
• Experience with vendor based DRG Coding / Clinical Validation Audit setting or hospital coding or quality assurance environment preferred.
• Broad knowledge of medical claims billing/payment systems provider billing guidelines, payer reimbursement policies, billing validation criteria and coding terminology preferred.
• Knowledge of Plan policies and procedures in all facets of benefit programs management with heavy emphasis in negotiation preferred.