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 our vision: To create a thriving ecosystem that delivers accessible, high-quality, and sustainable healthcare for all.  

What’s unique about our locations? 
From an historic, 19th century arsenal to a converted, landmark power plant, all of athenahealth’s offices were carefully chosen to represent our innovative spirit and promote the most positive and productive work environment for our teams. Our 10 offices 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 and implements products and services that support US healthcare: It’s our chance to create healthier futures for ourselves, for our family and friends, for everyone.  

Our vibrant and talented employees — or athenistas, as we call ourselves — spark the innovation and passion needed to accomplish our 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 their best selves to work. 

Our size makes a difference, too: We are small enough that your individual contributions will stand out — but large enough to grow your career with our resources and established business stability. 
 
Giving back is integral to our culture. Our athenaGives platform strives to support 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’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) program, we’ve selected nonprofit