JR0028818 HB Outpatient Coding System Manager - Remote

LCMC Health

6d•Remote

About The Position

This position contributes to LCMC Health's financial strength, compliance and overall performance by serving as the System Manager Hospital Outpatient Coding. This manager is responsible for assisting in the development and evolution of the overall strategy of hospital coding operations. Maintains expert working knowledge of coding and classification systems used in health care to include ICD-10CM, HCPCS, CPT and APCs. In addition, the Hospital OP Coding System Manager is responsible for allocating work assignments for claim edits which include the Outpatient Code Editor (OCE), National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI) and Medicare Code Editor (MCE). The manager serves as a liaison and coordinator for special projects regarding the coding of hospital outpatient medical records. This position develops and implements policies and procedures to achieve organizational goals; and provides the structure and strategy to meet hospital-based OP coding requirements across the system. The manager is responsible for the day-to-day supervision, management and daily operations of hospital OP coding services. This individual must have proven leadership and management skills to promote efficient, effective, and compliant assignment of hospital charge capture, diagnosis, procedure codes and modifiers which support the services provided. This individual is responsible for development of action plans for improvement and must have knowledge and job experience of management and supervision of personnel.

Requirements

Knowledge of coding and classification systems used in health care to include ICD-10CM, HCPCS, CPT and APCs.
Knowledge of Outpatient Code Editor (OCE), National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI) and Medicare Code Editor (MCE).
Proven leadership and management skills.
Knowledge and job experience of management and supervision of personnel.

Responsibilities

Assisting in the development and evolution of the overall strategy of hospital coding operations.
Maintaining expert working knowledge of coding and classification systems used in health care to include ICD-10CM, HCPCS, CPT and APCs.
Allocating work assignments for claim edits which include the Outpatient Code Editor (OCE), National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI) and Medicare Code Editor (MCE).
Serving as a liaison and coordinator for special projects regarding the coding of hospital outpatient medical records.
Developing and implementing policies and procedures to achieve organizational goals
Providing the structure and strategy to meet hospital-based OP coding requirements across the system.
Day-to-day supervision, management and daily operations of hospital OP coding services.
Promoting efficient, effective, and compliant assignment of hospital charge capture, diagnosis, procedure codes and modifiers which support the services provided.
Development of action plans for improvement.
Management and supervision of personnel.