Health Policy Coordinator/Sr Coordinator - American Association of Neuromuscular & Electrodiagnostic Medicine (AANEM)

The AANEM is seeking a Health Policy Coordinator/Sr Coordinator who can help us improve the lives of patients with neuromuscular diseases such as ALS and muscular dystrophy. This position will play an integral role in supporting strategies to positively and appropriately influence coverage, reimbursement, legislative and regulatory policies, and practices related to neuromuscular diseases.

Minimal qualification is a bachelor’s degree and 1-3 years’ work experience in health policy, government affairs, medical coding and billing, or related field. Position offered as coordinator or senior coordinator commensurate with level of education and/or experience.

The ideal candidate will have:

• Experience with coding and billing
• Strong organizational skills
• Ability to analyze coverage information and government policy documents

The AANEM serves more than 7500 members in the US and around the world who diagnosis and treat patients with neuromuscular diseases. The ANF is our related foundation. With a small staff of 19 talented employees, AANEM values the contributions, expertise, and knowledge that each employee can contribute to our mission. Everyone has a voice and can make a difference!

Why Choose AANEM?

AANEM offers a flexible environment with home and office work arrangements, a fun casual atmosphere, front door parking, great benefits including a 10% match for 401k, 100% paid health insurance for employees, life, disability, college fund contributions, and so much more!

• We are a small staff of supportive teammates; everyone pitches in and we enjoy working with one another.
• Our culture is positive, results-oriented, and focused on growth of both the person and the organization.
• Flexibility for remote work.
• See our workplace values at https://www.aanem.org/About/AANEM-Staff/Work-at-AANEM/Workplace-Values.

Skills Needed for the Position:

• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Self-starter and self-directed
• Strong organizational, prioritization, and project management skills
• Excellent grammar and editing skills, ability to analyze information
• Customer service and team oriented
• Extremely detail oriented with the ability to work independently under pressure in order to meet deadlines
• Ability to handle numerous projects simultaneously
• Proficiency in Word, Excel, Outlook, familiarity with Access databases and internet research
• Ability to travel

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Research, monitor, analyze and make recommendations on developments in health policy related to quality of care, clinical data registries, and reimbursement issues. Provide analysis on matters pertaining to the Medicare physician fee schedule, Quality Payment Program, alternative payment models, and value-based care. Collaborates with Health Policy Manager to develop an issues database for relevant matters that affect members and the patients they treat.
• With oversight from Health Policy Manager, responsible for the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) and RUC issues that relate to AANEM members. Introduce new CPT codes and help identify the appropriate Relative Value. Attends at least one CPT meeting per year and RUC meetings as necessary. Prepares necessary paperwork to assist the AANEM physician advisors to these panels. Must understand and discuss the association’s position on these issues and assist the physicians to answer questions asked by the CPT/RUC panels or other physicians. Informs Health Policy Manager of issues as they arise and submits a written report to the Health Policy & Standards Director after each meeting.
• Monitors and assesses outside organizations’ payment, coding, and coverage policies, and prepares briefs to share the information with director and other staff as appropriate.
• Answers coding, billing, and policy questions by using internal and external resources, such as the AANEM’s evidenced based guidelines, position statements, and technology literature reviews.
• Contributes department news and coding to AANEM communication vehicles, including drafting coding questions based on queries from members and incorporating appropriate relevant industry information.
• Prepares first draft of the next year’s coding guide by December 31, using the previous year’s guide as a template and incorporating member questions. Works with IT to implement the guide as an electronic, web-based product.
• Serves as co-staff liaison to the Practice Issues Review Panel (a committee made up of physicians) along with Health Policy & Standards Director, working with it to develop evidence-based guidelines. Ensures that all AANEM best practice standards contain consistent messaging and are incorporated into the accreditation and certification programs. Submits papers to Muscle & Nerve.
• Attends the entire AANEM fall annual meeting and portions of the spring and winter meetings as needed.
• Assumes other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Vacation, sick, float and holiday time off
• Flexible spending account
• 401(k)
• Life insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Retirement plan
• 401(k) matching
• Health savings account
• Flexible schedule
• Referral program
• college fund contributions (529 plans)