Deputy General Manager – Medical Coding

Huron helps its clients drive growth, enhance performance and sustain leadership in the markets they serve. We help healthcare organizations build innovation capabilities and accelerate key growth initiatives, enabling organizations to own the future, instead of being disrupted by it. Together, we empower clients to create sustainable growth, optimize internal processes and deliver better consumer outcomes.

Health systems, hospitals and medical clinics are under immense pressure to improve clinical outcomes and reduce the cost of providing patient care. Investing in new partnerships, clinical services and technology is not enough to create meaningful and substantive change. To succeed long-term, healthcare organizations must empower leaders, clinicians, employees, affiliates and communities to build cultures that foster innovation to achieve the best outcomes for patients.

Joining the Huron team means you'll help our clients evolve and adapt to the rapidly changing healthcare environment and optimize existing business operations, improve clinical outcomes, create a more consumer-centric healthcare experience, and drive physician, patient and employee engagement across the enterprise.

Join our team as the expert you are now and create your future.

As a Deputy General Manager – Medical Coding, you will be responsible for the management of hospital and Professional coding operations including day to day operations and client interactions.

Excellent communication skills, attention to detail, and strong technical and problem solving skills are essential aspects of this role.

TITLE: Deputy General Manager – Medical Coding

REPORTS TO: Director Medical Coding

DEPARTMENT: Huron Healthcare RCM Group

WORK HOURS: days week and flexible to work in different shifts

LOCATION: Bangalore, India.

JOB DETAILS:

• Oversees the daily operations of the coding team including workload and staffing; hiring, disciplining, and performance appraisals; training; and monitoring quality of work.
• Serves as a coding subject matter expert for the organization, serving on an array of business operations and clinical committees.
• Accountable for active daily management of Discharged Not Billed (DNB) work queues to assure targets are consistently met.
• Assures appropriate staffing levels and adherence to fiscal targets.
• Participates in the formulation of objectives and strategies for integrating coded clinical information to support goals for patient care, teaching, research, and optimizing management of resources.
• Develops and manages key coding performance indicators and metrics.
• Develops and oversees a comprehensive quality assurance and productivity program for coding staff.
• Assures coding staff is provided with the technology and education to support optimal performance.
• Collaborates with leadership to optimize workflows and EHR technology.
• Manages Single Path Coding and Coding managers, and collaborates with Coding Education and Quality Manager.
• Directs the preparation of routine and custom reports to management and clinical leadership.
• Demonstrates in-depth working knowledge of ICD, CPT, MS-DRGs and APR-DRGs code classifications/groupers with ability to analyze and trend key metrics including CMI.
• Assures the accurate and timely completion of all coding related activities.
• Provides input to coding and medical record documentation guidelines to assure compatibility and compliance with all regulatory, third party and SHC policies.
• Provides input to the direction for the establishment and maintenance of documentation standards and policies and procedures related to coding activities.
• Collaborates with other key stakeholders in the creation of effective programs and initiatives as related to physician quality profiles and financial performance.
• Oversees and manages the coding denial management activities.
• Communicates clearly, proactively and concisely with all key stakeholders.
• Hands-on experience in any Encoder tools specific to Hospital coding, such as 3M, Trucode, etc., is preferred.
• Achieve the set targets and cooperate with the respective team in achieving the set Turnaround Time, keeping an elevated level of accuracy
• Maintains a high degree of professional and ethical standards
• Focuses on continuous improvement by working on projects that enable customers to arrest revenue leakage while complying with the standards.
• Focuses on updating coding skills and knowledge by participating in coding team meetings and educational conferences
• Extensive knowledge of coding principles and guidelines.
• Extensive knowledge of hospital/technical and professional services reimbursement systems.
• Extensive knowledge of federal, state, and payer-specific regulations and policies pertaining to documentation, coding, and billing for professional and technical services.
• Strong managerial, leadership, and interpersonal skills.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Graduate or Post Graduate in Life Science, Pharmacy, Physiotherapy, Zoology, Microbiology discipline
• Six Sigma certification (Black/Green) Belt
• PMP Certification is an advatage
• 10+ years of industry experience of which 2+ years in managing large coding teams
• CPC – Certified Coding Professional or
• CCS - Certified Coding Specialist
• US Travel Visa and transition experience will be an advantage

ABOUT HURON:

At Huron, we're redefining what a consulting organization can be. We go beyond advice to deliver results that last. We inherit our client's challenges as if they were our own. We help them transform for the future. We advocate. We make a difference. And we intelligently, passionately, relentlessly do great work…together.

Are you the kind of person who stands ready to jump in, roll up your sleeves and transform ideas into action? Then come discover Huron.

Whether you have years of experience or come right out of college, we invite you to explore our many opportunities. Find out how you can use your talents and develop your skills to make an impact immediately. Learn about how our culture and values provide you with the kind of environment that invites new ideas and innovation. Come see how we collaborate with each other in a culture of learning, coaching, diversity and inclusion. And hear about our unwavering commitment to make a difference in partnership with our clients, shareholders, communities and colleagues.

Huron Consulting Group offers a competitive compensation and benefits package including medical, dental, and vision coverage to employees and dependents; a 401(k) plan with a generous employer match; an employee stock purchase plan; a generous Paid Time Off policy; and paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Our Wellness Program supports employee total well-being by providing free annual health screenings and coaching, bank at work, and on-site workshops, as well as ongoing programs recognizing major events in the lives of our employees throughout the year. All benefits and programs are subject to applicable eligibility requirements.

The Company is fully committed to providing equal employment opportunity in recruitment, employment, compensation, benefits, promotions, transfers, education and all other terms of employment. Huron will not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, religion, Vietnam era of veteran status, physical or mental disability, creed, citizen status or any other status protected by federal, state of local law. We endeavor to maintain a drug-free workplace.

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