Risk Adjustment Coding Supervisor overseeing coding operations and compliance at Astrana Health. Mentoring staff and driving data-driven improvements for quality care and CMS guidelines compliance.
Responsibilities
Supervise, coach, and mentor Risk Adjustment Coding Specialists to ensure high-quality, compliant coding practices.
Serve as a resource for coders regarding ICD-10-CM, HCCs, CMS Risk Adjustment guidelines, and documentation standards.
Monitor individual and team productivity, accuracy, and quality metrics; provide ongoing feedback and corrective action as needed.
Utilize productivity, quality, and audit data to identify performance trends, coding gaps, and training opportunities.
Translate data insights into actionable feedback, performance improvement plans, and targeted education.
Assist with onboarding and training of new coding staff.
Support the Risk Adjustment Manager with day-to-day departmental operations, workflow coordination, prioritization of audits, and issue resolution.
Assist in developing and maintaining standard operating procedures, workflows, and best practices.
Analyze Risk Adjustment data (e.g., recapture rates, audit findings, productivity, denial trends) to support departmental strategy and prioritization.
Collaborate with leadership to design and implement new or enhanced workflows for coders based on data, performance metrics, and operational needs.
Support reporting and dashboard development to track coding performance, quality outcomes, and Risk Adjustment impact.
Escalate operational, compliance, or performance issues to leadership as appropriate.
Review provider documentation and medical records to ensure all Medicare Advantage and Commercial Risk Adjustment requirements are met.
Perform and/or oversee retrospective and prospective medical record reviews to identify, assess, monitor, and document HCC coding opportunities.
Conduct coding quality audits to ensure ICD-10-CM codes are accurately assigned and supported by clinical documentation.
Analyze audit results to identify systemic coding or documentation trends and recommend process improvements.
Prepare audit analyses and provide feedback on noncompliance or documentation improvement opportunities.
Interact with physicians and provider office staff regarding coding, billing, and documentation policies and procedures.
Deliver education and training on Risk Adjustment and documentation improvement, both individually and in group settings.
Assist with the development of educational materials and presentations, including PowerPoint content.
Requirements
Minimum of 4–5 years of medical coding experience, including Risk Adjustment and HCC coding.
Prior lead, senior, or supervisory experience.
Strong knowledge of Medicare Advantage Risk Adjustment and Hierarchical Condition Categories (HCC).
Strong data analysis skills with the ability to interpret coding, audit, and performance metrics.
Ability to identify patterns and trends within Risk Adjustment data to inform decision-making and workflow design.
Experience using data to drive operational improvements and support Risk Adjustment initiatives.
Advanced Excel skills preferred (e.g., pivot tables, reporting, data analysis).
Excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills.
Demonstrated ability to educate and train coding staff and provider office personnel.
Expert-level proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
Benefits
Our organization follows a hybrid work structure where the expectation is to work both onsite and at home on a weekly basis. Up to 75% travel is required in designated market(s).
The total compensation target pay range for this role is $80,000 - $90,000 per year.
Astrana Health is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer.
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