Medical Coding Auditor- Psychiatry

University of Colorado Medicine (CU Medicine) is the region’s largest and most comprehensive multi-specialty physician group practice. The CU Medicine team delivers business operations, revenue cycle and administrative services to support the patients of over 3,500 University of Colorado School of Medicine physicians and advanced practice providers. These providers bring their unparalleled expertise at the forefront of medicine to deliver trusted, compassionate health care services at primary and specialty care clinics as well as facilities operated by affiliate hospitals of the University of Colorado.

We are seeking a motivated Medical Coding Auditor (Psychiatry) to join our Audit, Compliance & Education team.

This job can be performed 100% remotely. Out of state applicants will be considered.

The Auditor will provide formal and informal coding and regulatory education to all CU Medicine coding/charge capture staff, billing staff, all attending physicians, residents and APP providers involved with the billing for professional services as directed by Federal and State requirements as well as the AMA. The individual in this position will also conduct internal audits to ensure anyone involved in the billing for professional services is in accordance with Federal and State regulations and payor policies and procedures.

Responsibilities of the Auditor include but are not limited to:

• Perform detailed coder audits on a regular basis as defined by compliance requirements, determine if additional education is necessary and notify Training and Development of ongoing education needs.
• Work closely with the Education Program Manager to create, revise and update all online/web/PowerPoint education modules and materials as it relates to the coding and regulatory guidelines under the direction of Audit, Compliance & Education leadership.
• Conduct internal audits of medical documentation supporting claims billed to third parties to ensure billing is done in accordance with the appropriate third party regulations and/or standards.
• Evaluate the appropriateness of the services and procedures billed based on the supporting documentation.
• Evaluate the appropriateness of diagnoses billed for all services in accordance with coding guidelines.
• Evaluate propriety of the level of service billed for evaluation and management services based on the supporting documentation.
• Evaluate the appropriateness of the EHR functionality being used, completing second level reviews on high complexity services.
• Conduct educational documentation and coding training for clinicians, and residents to support compliance with third party documentation and billing standards.
• Prepare formalized reports from audit software of audit results and present the results to ACE leadership, clinical chairs, and physicians.
• Respond independently to questions from physicians and School of Medicine (SOM) department administrative staff regarding billing, coding and documentation.
• Develop educational programs for providers based on audit findings along with general education on coding and documentation rules and regulations.
• Perform follow-up reviews after initial training of physicians and determine if additional education is necessary.
• Provide any additional training once identified by follow-up review.
• Communicate regularly with internal departments to ensure all necessary information is received on a timely basis.
• Communicate and problem solve with Managers and Supervisors on specific coding issues and/or training requests.
• Work on joint projects with other internal audit staff and internal CU Medicine departments to resolve billing and documentation issues.
• Perform any and all other assigned responsibilities.
  

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