Senior Corporate Compliance Auditor

Job Overview

Fairview is looking for a Senior Corporate Compliance Auditor to join our Revenue Cycle team. 

 

 

 

The Senior Corporate Compliance Auditor is an independent, self-directed professional who possesses a blend of specialized knowledge and practical experience within coding, billing, and regulatory compliance for facility and/or professional services. The ideal candidate has a broad understating of regulatory guidelines that are applicable to each government payment system, including the Prospective Payment Systems (PPS) for inpatient and outpatient hospital services and the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) applicable to professional services.  Must be highly organized and possess professional and/or outpatient coding certifications with specific experience in auditing provider documentation, coding, and billing of professional and/or outpatient facility charges.  Must possess strong analytic and critical thinking skills and be able to oversee complex projects from scoping and planning to reporting results.  Must be able to work independently in a home office setting, is a researcher, problem-solver, and effective communicator, taking on challenges independently with a strong attention to detail, who enjoys working in a collaborative and team-based environment.  A clinical background, e.g. RN, is a plus, as well as having experience related to coding, billing, and regulatory requirements for multiple specialties, including laboratory and behavioral health services.

 

The Senior Auditor will:

• Lead advanced, complex compliance audits and investigations with a primary focus on revenue cycle activities, including medical coding, billing, and documentation.
• Applies comprehensive knowledge of Medicare and Medicaid guidelines under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and the Outpatient Prospective Payment System.
• Demonstrates expertise in utilizing regulatory coding resources such as AMA E/M guidelines, CPT Assistant, NCCI, and AHA Coding Clinic relative to physician charges and facility outpatient charges.
• Review CPT, Level II HCPCS, and diagnosis codes to determine that regulations are being complied with as evidenced in medical record documentation and evaluate appropriateness of billing and coding procedures. Requires advanced knowledge of CPT, Level II HCPCS, ICD-10 CM diagnosis coding, and federal, state, and local regulations.

• Design compliance internal audit programs and perform various audit procedures to assess compliance with regulations, policies, and guidelines, prepare audit workpapers with notation of regulatory documentation references utilized to support audit findings, evaluate test results, draw conclusions, and draft formal audit reports.
• Report audit results to stakeholders, including revenue cycle leadership and staff.
• Actively follow up on corrective action plans to validate completeness and risk mitigation and obtain adequate evidence to support closure of the open recommendation or compliance risk.
• Perform regulation research and organizational education.
• Provide consultative services to the organization’s senior leadership, providers, and staff.
• Advise and assist with the development of the Corporate Compliance annual audit work plan, awareness, and mitigation of revenue cycle risks, and provide training and coaching to staff. 
• Assist and advise Corporate Compliance team members with their audits, projects, and investigations. 
• Possess data analytic and presentation skills. 
• Maintain and promote all organizational and professional ethical standards. 
• Be a high-level contributor and viewed as an expert internally.
• Independently complete assignments, manage audits and projects, perform regulatory research, investigate compliance issues, participate and collaborate in the Corporate Compliance internal audit process, provide documentation and compliance educational sessions to senior leadership, clinical staff, providers, revenue cycle leadership and staff, audit and monitor the quality and data integrity of Fairview’s coding, documentation and billing practices. 
• Communicate and interact with a wide cross-section of executive leaders, directors, managers, providers, and front-line staff to fulfill job requirements.      

 

   

Required

 

Education

•  Bachelor’s Degree in Health Information Management, Nursing, business administration, healthcare administration or related field or 8 years’ experience with medical coding/billing auditing concepts.

Experience

•  8 years Active Coding experience
• 2 years’ experience with auditing concepts and principles
•  Knowledge of proper documentation of medical services and the electronic health record

License/Certification/Registration

•  Coding Certification, examples include:
  • American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA)
  • Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT)
  • Certified Coding Specialist (CCS)
• American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC)
  • Certified Outpatient Coding (COC)
  • Certified Inpatient Coder (CIC)
  • Certified Professional Coder (CPC)
• Practice Management Institute (PMI)
  • Certified Medical Coder (CMC)

 OR

 

 Equivalent certifications, examples include:

•  Certified Risk Adjustment Coder (CRC), Certified Documentation Expert Outpatient (CDEO), Clinical Documentation Improvement (CDIP), Radiology Coding Certification (RCC).

 

Preferred

 

Education

•  Master’s Degree in Health Information Management, Nursing, Business Administration, Healthcare Administration, or related field

Experience

• Data analytics software experience
•  2 years EPIC Electronic Medical Record experience

License/Certification/Registration

•  Certified Professional Medical Auditor (CPMA)

Benefit Overview

Fairview offers a generous benefit package including but not limited to medical, dental, vision plans, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability insurance, PTO and Sick and Safe Time, tuition reimbursement, retirement, early access to earned wages, and more! Please follow this link for additional information: https://www..fairview.org/careers/benefits/noncontract

Compensation Disclaimer

The posted pay range is for a 40-hour workweek (1.0 FTE). The actual rate of pay offered within this range may depend on several factors, such as FTE, skills, knowledge, relevant education, experience, and market conditions. Additionally, our organization values pay equity and considers the internal equity of our team when making any offer. Hiring at the maximum of the range is not typical.
EEO Statement

EEO/Vet/Disabled: All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to any lawfully protected status

Salary : $84,053 - $118,664