The Supervisor, Coding Quality Assurance plays a crucial role in ensuring the accuracy and compliance of medical coding processes within a healthcare organization. This position involves overseeing and leading a team of medical coders, conducting quality assurance audits, providing feedback, and implementing improvement strategies to enhance coding accuracy and efficiency.
Essential Functions And Tasks
Team Leadership:
Lead and manage a team of medical coders.
Provide guidance, support, and mentorship to coding staff.
Foster a collaborative and positive work environment.
Conduct regular team meetings to discuss updates, challenges, and training opportunities.
Quality Assurance:
Develop and implement a comprehensive medical coding quality assurance program.
Conduct regular audits of medical coding work to ensure accuracy and compliance with coding guidelines, regulations, and organizational policies.
Provide constructive feedback to coding staff based on audit findings.
Collaborate with coding educators to address training needs identified during QA audits.
Qualification & Expeirence
Bachelor's degree in any Life Science field.
Certified Coding Specialist (CCS) or Certified Professional Coder (CPC) certification.
Minimum of 6 years of experience in medical coding.