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Job DescriptionWe are seeking a highly skilled and experienced AGM Medical Coding professional to join our team at Hyderabad location. The ideal candidate will have over 10-12 years of experience in medical coding, with a proven track record of managing large teams of 150 to 200 coders. The candidate should be certified from AAPC or AHIMA, with strong leadership capabilities, client handling experience, and a deep understanding of the healthcare and medical coding industry.Roles and Responsibilities:- Oversees the daily operations of the coding unit including workload and staffing; - hiring, disciplining, and performance appraisals; training; and monitoring quality of - work. - Develops long range and short term goals, objectives, plans, and programs and - ensures they are implemented. - Assists in planning, developing, and controlling the budget, including staffing costs, - capital equipment, and operations of the coding unit. - Evaluates the impact of innovations and changes in programs, policies, and procedures - for the coding unit. - Designs and implements systems and methods to improve data accessibility. Identifies, - assesses, and resolves problems. - Prepares administrative reports. - Oversees and monitors the coding compliance program. - Develops and coordinates educational and training programs regarding elements of the coding compliance program such as appropriate documentation and accurate coding to all appropriate staff. - Ensures the appropriate dissemination and communication of regulatory, policy, and - guideline changes. - Conducts and oversees coding audit efforts and coordinates monitoring of coding - accuracy and documentation adequacy. - Reports noncompliance issues detected through auditing and monitoring, the nature - of corrective action plans, and the results of follow up audits. - Conducts trend analyses to identify patterns and variations in coding practices. - Reviews claim denials and rejections pertaining to coding and medical necessity issues - and, when necessary, implements corrective action plan to prevent similar denials and - rejections from recurring.Required Expertise & Qualification:- Life Science graduation or any equivalent graduation with Anatomy/Physiology as - main subjects. - Master’s degree in business administration preferred. - 10-12 years of overall coding experience, out of which a minimum 5 years in team - handling of a team size ranging between 250 to 600 team members. - Anyone of the following coding certifications CPC, COC, CRC, CPCP from AAPC CCS, - CCSP, CCA from AHIMA. - Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written. - Strong managerial, leadership, analytical and interpersonal skills. - Outstanding organizational skills. - Hands on Experience in generating reports using MS Office Excel, word and MS power - point.