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Quality Auditor – Ed

Optum
5+ years
Not Disclosed
Hyderabad
1 May 21, 2026
Job Description
Job Type: Full Time Education: M.Pharm/B.Pharm or M.Sc. Skills: Medical Terminology, mRS and EQ-5D-5L., Narrative Writing, Research & Development, Technical Skill

Quality Auditor – ED

Company: Optum (UnitedHealth Group)
Job Title: Quality Auditor – ED
Location: Noida, Uttar Pradesh (Additional location: Chennai)
Job Category: Medical & Clinical Operations
Experience Required: 5+ Years
Employment Type: Full-time


Job Summary

Optum is hiring a Quality Auditor – ED responsible for auditing emergency department coding quality, ensuring compliance with healthcare regulations, improving documentation accuracy, and supporting coding teams through feedback, training, and quality improvement initiatives.


Key Responsibilities

  • Conduct coding quality audits for Emergency Department (ED) professional and facility coding.

  • Review coding accuracy, documentation quality, and compliance with coding standards.

  • Provide detailed feedback, education, and guidance to coders, billers, and clinical teams.

  • Support coders in resolving complex coding cases and documentation clarification.

  • Coordinate Corrective Action Plans (CAPs) and ensure implementation.

  • Identify coding gaps, performance trends, and quality improvement opportunities.

  • Assist in developing and refining:

    • Audit frameworks

    • Compliance policies

    • Workflows

    • Internal controls

  • Monitor coding performance through audits, assessments, and quality reviews.

  • Analyze data to detect:

    • Outliers

    • High-risk coding patterns

    • Billing irregularities

    • Fraud, Waste & Abuse (FWA)

  • Stay updated with coding guideline changes from:

    • CMS

    • AMA

    • AHA Coding Clinics

  • Collaborate with compliance, QA, operations, physician practices, and coding education teams.

  • Support documentation improvement initiatives and coding clarification requests.

  • Participate as a compliance subject matter expert in departmental discussions.


Required Qualifications

  • Mandatory AAPC / AHIMA Certification
    Accepted certifications:

    • CPC

    • CIC

    • CCS

    • COC

    • CPMA

  • 5+ years of hands-on Emergency Department auditing experience

    • Professional Fee (Profee)

    • Facility Coding


Preferred Qualification

  • Bachelor’s degree in Health Information Management, Life Sciences, or related field


Required Skills

Technical Skills

  • Emergency Department (ED) Coding Auditing

  • Professional Fee (Profee) Auditing

  • Facility Coding Auditing

  • US Healthcare Revenue Cycle Management (RCM)

  • 2021 E&M Guidelines

  • CMS Documentation Standards

  • Medical Coding Compliance

  • Fraud, Waste & Abuse (FWA) Monitoring

  • Clinical Documentation Review

  • Quality Assurance Auditing

Tools & Systems

  • EPIC

  • eCAC

  • 3M

  • Cerner

  • EMR / EHR Platforms

  • Auditing Tools

Soft Skills

  • Excellent attention to detail

  • Strong analytical thinking

  • Communication skills

  • Documentation review expertise

  • Problem-solving ability

  • Team collaboration

  • Quality improvement mindset