Auditor, Payment Integrity (Chart Review - Remote)
Bring your drive for excellence, teamwork, and customer commitment to Independence. Join us as we renew and reimagine the future of health care. Together, we will achieve our mission to enhance the health and well-being of the people and communities we serve.
We are looking for a meticulous and analytical Payment Integrity Auditor to ensure accurate claims payment, uphold compliance with regulatory standards, and drive financial integrity through detailed chart reviews and collaborative audit processes.”
Responsibilities:
1. Perform medical chart reviews to ensure provider billing adherence to medical policies and claims payment policies.
2. Review inpatient charts to validate DRG assignment based on ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS coding.
3. Ensure compliance with CMS guidelines, payer policies, and official coding rules.
4. Perform Readmission audits to identify related admissions per claims payment policy criteria.
5. Provide detailed clinical and coding rationale to support audit findings.
6. Collaborate with Providers and Medical Directors to resolve audit disputes.
7. Initiate, verify, and reconcile claim adjustments. Maintain audit documentation.
8. Perform other duties of the Payment Integrity Auditor as required.
Qualifications:
1. Bachelor’s degree in a health care-related field or business-related discipline preferred.
2. Current credentials of CPC, RN, or RHIT/RHIA/CCS.
3. Strong knowledge of medical terminology and ICD-10-CM/PCS coding guidelines.
4. Understanding of Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS), MSDRG, and regulatory requirements and/or Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS).
5. Inpatient Medical Chart Review experience is required.
6. Analytical and detail-oriented with strong problem-solving skills.
7. Excellent communication skills: verbal and written.
8. Intermediate knowledge of MS Office: Excel, Word, Outlook.
Fully Remote:
This role is designated by Independence as fully remote. The incumbent will not be required to report to one of Independence’s physical office locations to perform the work. However, the work must be performed in the Tri-State Area of Delaware, New Jersey, or Pennsylvania.
IBX is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, or disability.
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About Our Company
Serving more than 8 million people nationwide, including 2.5 million in southeastern Pennsylvania, Independence Health Group — together with its subsidiaries — is the leading health insurance organization in the Philadelphia region. Our mission to build healthier lives for you, your family, and your employees shapes our actions and decisions every day.
At Independence, we see each of our members as an individual, with unique needs and concerns. We’re dedicated to harnessing the very latest ideas and technologies to deliver access to care that meets those needs and surpasses your expectations. For more information about Independence access our website at www.ibx.com. We’re revolutionizing health care, and our focus is on you!
Equal Employment Opportunity
IBX is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, or disability.
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