Hospital Manager of Clinical Coding


The Hospital Manager of Clinical Coding is a management position providing subject matter expertise to support the LifeCode engine, computerized coding software that utilizes state-of-the-art Natural Language Processing (NLP), to ensure high quality ICD-9-CM and CPT code assignment. This position requires strong organizational and leadership skills with a customer service focus. This individual leads a coding team that specializes in hospital coding, a team of certified medical coding professionals. The coding team is part of the product development team and works closely with NLP and software engineering staff. The manager ensures that product releases are compliant with coding guidelines, coordinates efficient delivery of customer coding support, and provides coding expertise to the sales team.

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OptumInsight is part of the family of companies that make UnitedHealth Group one of the leaders across most major segments of the US health care system.

OptumInsight is one of the largest and fastest growing health information companies. We specialize in improving the performance of the health system by providing analytics, technology and consulting services that enable better decisions and results. We integrate workflow solutions that deliver data in real-time, and create actionable insights - processing health information that relates directly to and affects one in four patients in the U.S, one in every three Medicaid dollars and one in every five emergency room visits. And we do it all with every action focused on our shared values of Integrity, Compassion, Relationships, Innovation Performance.

What can YOU do with the right information? At OptumInsight, the possibilities and the impact are limitless. No matter what your role is at OptumInsight, you'll be empowered to ask more questions, develop better solutions and help make the health care system greater than ever. It's always fresh. It's always exciting. And it's never been more important.

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