Intermountain Healthcare

Risk Adjustment Coding Manager

Intermountain Healthcare$80K — $123K *
Healthcare
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Certified Coding certification through AHIIMA or AAPC
  • Demonstrated risk adjustment coding experience
  • Demonstrated experience in HCC coding
  • Previous managerial experience (preferred)
  • Bachelor’s degree (preferred)
  • Experience in a Leadership role (preferred)

Responsibilities

  • Sets team direction and provides guidance to team members
  • Provides input to departments responsible for coding education
  • Develops strategies and processes for risk adjustment models
  • Monitors productivity and implements optimization solutions
  • Quantifies ROI on coding products and projects
  • Develops and monitors coding policies and standards
  • Conducts HCC coding roundtable discussions as needed
  • Oversees third-party vendor contracts supporting HCC coding

Benefits

  • Comprehensive wellness benefits
  • Programs fostering healthy living
  • Support for caregiver engagement and connection
  • Sustainable culture of wellness
  • Generous benefits package
Full Job Description

Job Description:

The Manager of Risk Adjustment Coding is responsible for the oversight of the HCC Coding Analyst team. The manager plays a critical role in development and execution of coding policies and compliance with government regulations.

This position is required to work in a matrixed environment and is responsible for HCC coding activities to support accurate and complete coding within our network provider community.  Additional responsibilities  including goal setting, business planning and contributing participation in strategic initiatives

Responsibilities to include:

  • Sets team direction, resolves problems and provides guidance to members of team
  • Provides key input to other departments responsible for coding education
  • Works with risk adjustment leadership to develop strategies and processes for all risk adjustment models.
  • Monitor productivity and implement solutions to optimization coding department
  • Quantify ROI on coding products and projects
  • Develops, deploys & monitors coding policies and procedures, standards, best practice models for complete, accurate, consistent and timely coding that results in
  • Conduct HCC coding  roundtable discussion as needed
  • Hire, oversight all coding caregivers within team

Manages all aspects of retrospective review process including oversight of third party contracted vendor, chart abstraction projects and compliance oversight

Primary accountable contact for vendor contracts supporting HCC coding including contract negotiation, setting goals, and tracking performance, and analyzing ROI

Develop team metrics that align with organization strategic initiatives and drive performance

Engage staff in problem solving and process improvement activities to ensure use of resources, and optimal, accurate diagnosis HCC capture

Improve monitoring and auditing protocols to ensure internal and vendor compliance with all applicable regulations and risk adjustment data validation audits (RADV). Respond to and oversee CMS Risk Adjustment Data Validation (RADV) audit requests

Responsible for development of competencies for measuring staff performance and implements action plans based on findings of education/reviews

Cultivates and maintains partnerships and collaborations with internal and external business partners

Minimum Qualifications

  • Certified Coding certification through AHIIMA or AAPC
  • Demonstrated risk adjustment coding experience
  • Demonstrated experience in HCC coding

Preferred Qualifications

  • Previous managerial experience
  • Bachelor’s degree 
  • Demonstrated experience in a Leadership role

Physical Requirements

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Location:

Broomfield Clinic

Work City:

Broomfield

Work State:

Colorado

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.

$38.55 - $59.49

We care about your well-being – mind, body, and spirit – which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.

Learn more about our comprehensive benefits package .

About Intermountain Healthcare

Intermountain Healthcare is a not-for-profit healthcare system based in Salt Lake City, Utah. The company was founded in 1975 and has since grown to become one of the largest healthcare providers in the Intermountain West region of the United States. Intermountain Healthcare operates 24 hospitals and over 200 clinics, providing a wide range of medical services to patients. The company is committed to providing high-quality, affordable healthcare to all patients, regardless of their ability to pay. Intermountain Healthcare is also committed to sustainability and has implemented a number of initiatives to reduce its environmental impact.
Learn more about Intermountain Healthcare
Size
40,000 employees
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Founded
1975

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