Identify risk areas, prepare audit tools, conduct audits, and provide analysis and recommendations to executive leadership.
Conduct audits and provide support for other internal or external auditors; investigate and resolve compliance issues related to the healthcare environment.
Evaluate regulatory agency reports and formulate responses and corrective actions.
Maintain logs, indexes, files, computer databases, and other records pertaining to compliance and risk.
Create logs and systems for entering and tracking compliance guidelines.
Confer with administrative staff regarding compliance risk areas and final reports.
Develop strategies and lead compliance related committees/work groups.
Implement compliance procedures.
Responsible for ensuring compliance with governmental requirements.
Demonstrate an advanced knowledge and skill in analyzing patient records to identify non-conformances in Current Procedural Terminology (CPT), International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Edition (ICD-10), and Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) code assignment.
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in health related field or equivalent education is required.
Master’s degree is preferred.
Prior relevant compliance work experience is preferred.
Depending on department, may be required to maintain licensure/certification as appropriate to background, including but not limited to: Certified Professional Coder (CPC), Certified Coding Specialist (CCS), Certified Professional Medical Auditor (CPMA), Certified Coding Specialist-Physician-based (CCS-P), Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA), Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) or Certified Healthcare Constructor (CHC).
Complete continuing education requirements as necessary.
Certification in healthcare compliance is preferred but not mandatory.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
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Soft skills
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Certifications
Certified Professional Coder (CPC)Certified Coding Specialist (CCS)Certified Professional Medical Auditor (CPMA)Certified Coding Specialist-Physician-based (CCS-P)Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA)Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT)Certified Healthcare Constructor (CHC)Certification in healthcare compliance