Hospital Coding Quality Integrity Analyst - Inpatient

Department: 13244 Enterprise Revenue Cycle - Integrity Operations: Facility Coding Quality Status: Full time Benefits Eligible: Facility/Hospital Based Inpatient Coding experience Reviews a variety of high-risk topics identified through Risk Mitigation activities. Monday - Friday Flexible 1st shift / 40 hours a week Coding credentials required. Remote opportunity: ~ Research, interpret, and apply coding, payer, and regulatory requirements to support accurate and compliant Professional and Hospital coding practices. Develop, maintain, and update coding guidance, standard work, reference materials, and position statements to ensure enterprise consistency. Coordinate and support coding quality audits by routing requests, maintaining records, and verifying documentation completeness and accuracy. Track audit findings, quality issues, and compliance risks, documenting patterns and supporting corrective actions. Analyze coding quality data and audit results to identify trends, risks, and opportunities for improvement. Prepare summaries, reports, and materials for leadership, audit reviews, and quality improvement initiatives. Partner with Integrity Operations, coding leadership, clinicians, and education teams to improve documentation quality and coding accuracy. Support regulatory, compliance, and quality-related projects, ensuring adherence to organizational policies and AHIMA coding standards. Respond to internal inquiries related to coding guidance, quality findings, and audit outcomes. Support testing, reporting validation, and workflow updates related to coding quality, guidance, and compliance initiatives. Certification / Registration / License Coding credentials required. 5 years of experience in expert-level professional coding or hospital-based coding and experience in revenue cycle processes, health information workflows, and medical record auditing experience. Advanced knowledge of ICD, CPT, and HCPCS coding guidelines. Advanced knowledge of medical terminology, anatomy, and physiology. Advanced ability to identify coding quality issues/concerns and provide recommendations for improvement. Advanced ability to analyze trends and data and display them in a statistical reporting format. Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office, video and web conferencing, email, and experience with electronic coding and EHR systems or applications. Advanced knowledge of care delivery documentation systems and related medical record documents. Advanced interpersonal communication skills (oral and written) necessary to collaborate with Physicians, other clinicians, and Professional Coding Department team members and leadership. Experience with remote workforce operations required. Position requires travel which will result in exposure to road and weather hazards. Operates the equipment necessary to perform the job. Exposed to a normal office environment. Preferred Certification / Registration / License ~ Remote

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Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more – so you can live fully at and away from work, including: Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job Opportunity for annual increases based on performance Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs full-time, part-time, per diem, temporary, etc.); Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.