Coding and Documentation Analyst

Bonadio•Rochester, NY

2d•$60,000 - $80,000

About The Position

Beacon Solutions Group, a subsidiary of The Bonadio Group, is currently seeking a Coding and Documentation Analyst. This person will provide coding and documentation reviews to health care clients including professional, hospital, D&TC, OPWDD, OASAS, OMH, nursing home, home health, legal, state agencies and third-party payers. Work will be performed at home, client locations and regional office.

Requirements

A minimum of an Associate’s degree in Health Information Management
RHIT or RHIA certification required
A minimum of five years of coding or auditing experience in either physician, hospital or nursing home environment
Knowledge of documentation requirements for procedure and diagnosis coding.
Must comply with all compliance, security, privacy and HIPAA rules and regulations.
Must be willing to travel within New York up to 50% - overnight travel is occasionally required

Responsibilities

Perform comprehensive, retrospective, or concurrent audits of records to validate coding and medical record accuracy.
Perform audits of records as required by NYSCRR Title 10 §751.7 requirements of Article 28 Diagnostic & Treatment Clinics.
Identify coding errors and review clinical documentation for completeness and report on trends.
Prepare detailed audit summary reports for clients to support findings.
Provide feedback to providers and coders to improve documentation and coding accuracy.
Assist with diagnostic reviews of revenue cycles to determine opportunities for best practice performance of coding and clinical documentation.
Prepare written reports.
Provide coding duties to assure accurate completion of coding for assigned patient records.
Conduct coding training sessions for Beacon staff, Beacon clients and team members
Identify opportunities to improve services for individual clients and develop suggestions for adjustment of services as appropriate.