Auditor – Clinical Validation

Job title: Auditor – Clinical Validation

Company: Cotiviti

Job description: Overview

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Perform daily audits on client data for completeness and accuracy of coding utilizing both coding and clinical background to ensure appropriateness for reimbursement
  • Respond to provider appeals.
  • Respond to client logics and record reviews.
  • Monitor acceptance rates for assigned clients and assist management in proactively detecting negative deviations.
  • Reports his/her work performance on a timely basis to the team lead.
  • Works diligently to meet and exceed productivity and quality benchmarks.
  • Takes charge of ongoing learning and development and participates in relevant training and development activities.
  • Willing to work in US hours during training, which may last for 8 to 12 weeks. Thereafter shift timing will overlap US working hours for couple of hours (shift timing anytime between 7:00am – 10:00pm IST), based on business requirements.
  • Required to be available in the office for training and first few weeks of go-live, depending on the future pandemic conditions as well as company’s ability to resume operations from an office setting.

ATTRIBUTES AND BEHAVIORS

  • Develops and maintains positive working relationships with others
  • Shares ideas and information Ability to collaborate efficiently.
  • Assists colleagues unprompted
  • Takes pride in the achievement of team objectives
  • Has credibility with peers and senior managers
  • Self-motivated – driven to achieve results
  • Works with a sense of urgency
  • High customer service ethic – is passionate about meeting customer expectations and improving service levels
  • Keeps pace with change – acquires knowledge/skills as the business evolves
  • Handles confidential information with sensitivity.
  • Exhibits behaviors consistent with Cotiviti Values:
  • Integrity
  • Passionate Client Service
  • Teamwork
  • Accountability
  • Performance Excellence
  • Continuous Improvement

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE & EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

  • Medical degree (MBBS or BAMS or BHMS or BPT) with CPC/CIC/CCS certification and prior auditing/DRG experience preferred.
  • Medical coders with CIC or CCS certification with prior DRG experience (at least 1-2 years experience)
  • Experience in US Healthcare, medical coding, medical billing, RCM health plan operations strongly preferred.
  • Possesses knowledge of healthcare claims payment policy and processing – specifically CMS, Medicaid regulations, ICD-10 CM & DRG Expert, etc.
  • Practical clinical experience working in a hospital/office or nursing home strongly preferred.
  • Has general knowledge of medical procedures, conditions, illnesses, and treatment practices.
  • Possesses excellent written and verbal communication skills. Ability to think logically and process sequentially with a high level of detailed accuracy and efficiency.
  • Has excellent personal computer skills in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc.

SKILLS & COMPETENCIES

  • Strong analytical, critical thinking and problem-solving skills
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Be a quick learner and proficient in application of learnings
  • Excel proficiency
  • Strong organizational skills and adaptive capacity for rapidly changing priorities and workloads
  • Ability to work well independently and maintain focus on a topic for prolonged periods of time

Expected salary:

Location: Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu

Job date: Sun, 25 Sep 2022 00:40:47 GMT

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