Cognizant
Augusta, ME
About the role
As a Medical Coding Quality Auditor, you will play a critical role in ensuring coding accuracy, compliance, and quality across healthcare records. You will collaborate with coding professionals and physicians to support accurate clinical documentation, regulatory compliance, and operational excellence while maintaining high quality and productivity standards in a remote work environment.
In this role, you will:
Review medical documentation to accurately assign diagnosis and procedure codes.
Communicate with physicians and other healthcare providers to obtain or clarify diagnoses and procedures through the coding query process.
Assign accurate codes using electronic encoder applications in accordance with company policies, coding guidelines, and regulatory requirements.
Perform peer reviews and quality audits of Health Information Management coding auditors and coders.
Prepare and complete reports, audit findings, and other deliverables as requested.
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