Inpatient Coding Liaison

Description


Position at Nuvance Health Med Practice CT


Northwell is the largest not-for-profit health system in the Northeast, serving residents of New York and Connecticut with 28 hospitals, more than 1,000 outpatient facilities, 22,000 nurses and over 20,000 physicians. Northwell cares for more than three million people annually in the New York metro area, including Long Island, the Hudson Valley, Connecticut and beyond, thanks to philanthropic support from our communities. Northwell is New York State's largest private employer with over 104,000 employees - including members of Northwell Health Physician Partners - who are working to change health care for the better.


Summary:

The Physician Coding Liaison serves as the primary connection between clinical providers and the coding/revenue cycle teams. This role supports accurate, compliant, and efficient documentation and coding practices through education, communication, and workflow optimization. The liaison proactively identifies documentation gaps, supports providers with coding questions, and collaborates with coding professionals to ensure proper translation of clinical care into coded data used for billing, quality reporting, and organizational analytics.

Responsibilities:

1. Coding Accuracy & Compliance

Reviews provider documentation and collaborate with coding teams to ensure accuracy, compliance, and consistency with ICD-10, CPT, and E/M guidelines. Assist in resolving coding discrepancies or denials related to documentation issues.

2. Communication & Liaison Duties

Acts as the primary point of contact between clinicians and coding/revenue cycle teams to streamline communication and ensure timely issue resolution. Translate coding feedback into actionable guidance for clinical teams.

3. Chart Reviews & Auditing

Participates in concurrent and retrospective chart reviews to identify patterns of documentation deficiencies or areas requiring clarification. Support internal audit initiatives by preparing summaries, follow-ups, and provider feedback.

4. Regulatory & Guideline Updates

Monitors and communicates changes in coding rules, payer guidelines, and compliance regulations (e.g., CMS updates). Work with coding and compliance teams to develop and distribute educational materials summarizing key changes.

5. Workflow Improvement

Identifies barriers to efficient documentation and coding workflows and collaborate with leadership to implement process improvements. Participate in EMR optimization initiatives related to documentation and charge capture.

6. Data Reporting & Analysis

Reviews coding metrics, denial trends, and documentation compliance reports to identify opportunities for improvement. Present findings and improvement recommendations to providers and operational leadership.

7. Supports for Specialty-Specific Needs

Tailors education and documentation support to unique specialty workflows, ensuring alignment with specialty-specific coding rules.

8. Fulfills all compliance responsibilities related to the position.

9. Other Duties as Assigned

Support special projects, pilots, or organizational initiatives related to coding, billing, and clinical documentation improvement.''

10. Maintains and Models Nuvance Health Values.

11. Demonstrates regular, reliable and predictable attendance.

Working Conditions:

Manual: Some manual skills/motor coord & finger dexterity

Occupational: Little or no potential for occupational risk

Physical Effort: Sedentary/light effort. May exert up to 10 lbs. force

Physical Environment: Generally pleasant working conditions

Company: Nuvance Health Med Practice CT

Org Unit: 539

Department: DB Hospital Medicine

Exempt: No

Salary Range: $23.64 - $45.92 Hourly