Director Procedural Coding & Anesthesia

At Henry Ford Health, precision and integrity in coding are essential to delivering high-quality care and ensuring the financial strength of our system. As the Director of Procedural and Anesthesia Coding, you'll set the strategy and lead system-wide efforts to optimize coding accuracy, compliance, and reimbursement. Overseeing a team of skilled professionals, you'll serve as the subject matter expert in procedural and anesthesia coding-driving best practices, advancing automation, and partnering with clinical, HIM, CDI, and revenue cycle leaders to achieve excellence. This is an opportunity to shape the future of coding across a nationally recognized health system, where innovation, collaboration, and impact come together

PRINCIPLE DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Strategic Leadership & Oversight

• Provide system-wide leadership for procedural and anesthesia coding, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and consistency across hospitals.

• Establish and communicate long- and short-term strategic goals aligned with Henry Ford Health's mission, revenue cycle objectives, and quality standards.

• Lead consolidation and integration of coding departments into a single, standardized organization with consistent processes, policies, and technology.

Operational Excellence & Performance Management

• Oversee coding and charge capture functions, including coding and charge entry, edit resolution, revenue recovery, and timely posting of services.

• Design, implement, and maintain coding outcome scorecards, benchmarking, and business intelligence to measure performance and identify improvement opportunities.

• Monitor productivity, cycle times, and workflows; direct process improvements to close gaps and optimize resources.

• Maintain revenue cycle accountability to business units and ensure coding workflows support financial performance

Collaboration & Clinical Partnerships

• Partner with service line leaders, physicians, CDI, HIM, compliance, and revenue cycle teams to align documentation, coding, and charge capture practices.

• Manage CPT/ICD-10 code usage and proactively communicate trends and coding guidance to providers to maximize accurate reimbursement.

• Support initiatives for quality reporting, risk adjustment, provider education, and regulatory compliance.

Innovation, Technology & Vendor Management

• Leverage automation, Epic-based workflows, and advanced tools (e.g., machine-learning prioritization engines) to streamline operations and prioritize workload.

• Work closely with IT on system selection, testing, installation, transition planning, and staff education to ensure high-quality data integrity and user adoption.

• Create and manage strategic partnerships with onshore/offshore vendors and third-party systems; monitor vendor performance with defined metrics and monthly benchmarking.

Team Development & Financial Management

• Recruit, develop, and mentor coding leaders and staff to build a high-performing, engaged workforce.

• Prepare the annual budget and manage departmental expenses and staffing levels to meet operational and financial goals.

• Foster a culture of accountability, continuous learning, and professional growth; ensure ongoing coder education tied to compliance and regulatory changes.

Compliance, Quality Assurance & External Representation

• Ensure coding practices comply with local, state, and federal guidelines and payer policies.

• Lead quality improvement activities related to coding and documentation integrity; use results to drive actionable change.

• Represent coding services on internal committees and in external forums, promoting best practices, benchmarking, and system collaboration.