Location: Orange, CA
Cap-Exempt H-1B Position — No lottery required
Overview: **UCI Health** is the clinical enterprise of the University of California, Irvine, and the only academic health system based in Orange County. UCI Health is comprised of its main campus, UCI Medical Center, a 459-bed, acute care hospital in in Orange, Calif., four hospitals and affiliated physicians of the UCI Health Community Network in Orange and Los Angeles counties and ambulatory care centers across the region. Listed among America’s Best Hospitals by U.S. News & World Report for 23 consecutive years, UCI Medical Center provides tertiary and quaternary care and is home to Orange County’s only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center, high-risk perinatal/neonatal program and American College of Surgeons-verified Level I adult and Level II pediatric trauma center, gold level 1 geriatric emergency department and regional burn center. UCI Health serves a region of nearly 4 million people in Orange County, western Riverside County and southeast Los Angeles County. To learn more about UCI Health, visit www.ucihealth.org. Responsibilities: **Position Summary:** This position reports to the Coding Manager and is responsible for maintaining coded data quality through ongoing quality review and assessment of patient records. Performs concurrent audits. Prepares reports for management review, identifies trends and takes appropriate actions in response. Conducts retrospective audits. Conducts individual coding audits. In conjunction with the Coding Manager contributes to the development of educational/training opportunities for physicians and staff to address coding deficiencies identified. Incumbent is responsible for maintaining coded data quality through ongoing quality review and assessment of patient records. Performs concurrent audits. Prepares reports for management review, identifies trends, and takes appropriate actions in response. Conducts retrospective audits. Conducts individual coding audits. In conjunction with Coding Manager