Senior Medical Coding Service Integrity Associate

Join us as we work to create a thriving ecosystem that delivers accessible, high-quality, and sustainable healthcare for all.

Senior Medical Coding Service Integrity Associate

We are looking for a Senior Medical Coding Service Integrity Associate to join the Medical Coding team within our Customer Success division.

In this role, the Senior Medical Coding Service Integrity Associate will be responsible for the delivery and execution of business solutions for athenahealth’s Medical Coding Services within the Technology Enabled Services organization.

This individual will be tasked with developing and implementing solutions to improve customer value and athena operational efficiency.

To succeed, the Senior Medical Coding Service Integrity Associate will need to be a strong analytical problem solver and an excellent communicator.

The Senior Associate will act as a critical thinker who creates business cases, influences stakeholders, and demonstrates command of the technical and industry knowledge of Medical Coding standards and guidelines.

In addition, the Senior Medical Coding Service Integrity Associate will manage and influence project teams to action, balancing urgency while cultivating lasting collegial relationships.

Job Responsibilities

Use both hard data analysis and qualitative evaluation to determine root causes of a problem

Analyze trends to deliver clear and compelling data story to stakeholders

Design elegant solutions that favor automation, work prevention, and product enhancement over manual workflows

Master workflow design and analysis through Lean Six Sigma or other operational engineering techniques, considering impact on dependent processes and ensuring continuity of work delivery

Lead initiatives and projects that improve client and operational outcomes over a planning cycle, representing broad subject matter expertise

Discover customer requirements and improve the service by incorporating feedback into product and service prioritization

Present project purpose, updates, and outcomes to Service Integrity and stakeholder leadership, demonstrating command over all components of the project

Typical Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree (or commensurate level of professional experience)

CPC and / or CCS certified from AAPC or AHIMA required

3+ years of professional experience in Medical Coding

Experience working with cross-functional groups and teams to achieve common goals and communicating and presenting to stakeholders

Demonstrated ability to assume sole and independent responsibility for various projects

Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite : Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook, OneNote

Knowledge of Lean Six Sigma and Agile development methodologies preferred

SQL experience preferred

About athenahealth

Here’s ourvision : To create a thriving ecosystem that delivers accessible, high-quality, and sustainable healthcare for all.

What’s unique about our locations?

From an historic, 19thcentury arsenal to a converted, landmark power plant,allofathenahealth’s offices were carefully chosen to represent our innovative spirit and promote the most positive and productive work environment for our teams.

Our10offices across the United States and India plus numerous remote employees all work to modernize the healthcare experience, together.

Our company culture might be our best feature.

We don't take ourselves too seriously. But our work? That’s another story.athenahealth develops andimplements products and services that support US healthcare : It’sour chance to create healthier futures for ourselves, for our family and friends, for everyone.

Our vibrant and talented employees orathenistas, as we call ourselves spark the innovation and passion needed to accomplishour goal.

We continue to expand our workforce with amazing people who bring diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives at every level, and foster an environment where every athenista feels comfortable bringing theirbestselves to work.

Our size makes a difference, too : We are small enoughthatyourindividual contributionswill stand out butlarge enoughto grow your career with ourresources and established business stability.

Giving back is integral to our culture. OurathenaGivesplatform strives tosupport food security, expand access to high-quality healthcare for all, and support STEM education to develop providers and technologists who will provide access to high-quality healthcare for all in the future.

As part of the evolution of athenahealth’sCorporate Social Responsibility(CSR)program, we’ve selected nonprofit partners that align with our purpose and let us foster long-term partnerships for charitable giving, employee volunteerism, insight sharing, collaboration, and cross-team engagement.

What can we do for you?

Along with health and financial benefits,athenistasenjoy perks specific to eachlocation, including commuter support, employee assistance programs, tuition assistance,employeeresource groups, and collaborative workspaces some offices even welcome dogs.

In addition to our traditional benefits and perks, we sponsor events throughout the year, includingbook clubs, external speakers, and hackathons.

And weprovideathenistaswithacompany culturebased onlearning,the support of anengaged team,andan inclusive environment where all employees are valued.

We alsoencourage a better work-life balance forathenistaswith our flexibility. Whilewe know in-office collaboration is critical to our vision, we recognize that not all work needs to be done within an office environment, full-time.

With consistent communication and digital collaboration tools, athenahealth enables employees to find a balance that feels fulfilling and productive for each individual situation.

athenahealth is committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity that’s why we recruit and hire applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, disability, age, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic information, gender identity, gender expression, or any other factor prohibited by law.

We’re happy to provide a reasonable accommodation, for those with a disability, to complete any part of the application process.

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