Compliance Data Analyst - Billing/Coding

Harris Health System is the public healthcare safety-net provider established in 1966 to serve the residents of Harris County, Texas. As an essential healthcare system, Harris Health champions better health for the entire community with a focus on low-income uninsured and underinsured patients through acute and primary care wellness disease management and population health services.

Ben Taub Hospital Level 1 Trauma Center and Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital Level 3 Trauma Center anchor Harris Healths robust network of 39 clinics, health centers, specialty locations, and virtual telemedicine technology. Harris Health is among an elite list of health systems in the U.S. achieving Magnet nursing excellence designation for its hospitals, the prestigious National Committee for Quality Assurance designation for its patient-centered clinics and health centers, and its strong partnership with nationally recognized physician faculty, residents, and researchers from Baylor College of Medicine, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, UTHealth, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, and the Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine at the University of Houston.

Job Summary:

The Compliance Data Analyst drives data integrity and regulatory adherence by leveraging advanced analytics and auditing methodologies. This role transforms complex data into actionable insights, designs continuous monitoring programs, and ensures compliance through robust reporting and risk analysis. By combining technical expertise with clear communication, the analyst supports strategic decision-making and strengthens organizational compliance frameworks. The analyst will also support reviews of targeted areas to assume timely billing process, correct hospital reimbursements, and perform random audits to validate compliance with coding and billing requirements.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Degrees: Bachelors Degree in Accounting, Finance, Informatics, or other business-related field. Alternatively, four years of work experience with reporting and analytics, data analysis, extraction, and manipulation of health informatics in lieu of a Bachelors degree.
• Training experience with databases and reporting required.
• Healthcare experience preferred.

Licenses & Certifications:

• Certified Public Accountant or Certified Data Analyst ACDA or IDEA Preferred
• Certified Professional Biller CPB or Certified Professional Coder-Payer CPC-P Preferred

Communication Skills:

• Verbal: Above Average
• Written: Exceptional
• Public Contact: Heavy
• Public Speaking: Exceptional
• Correspondence: Writing Reports

Proficiencies:

• MS Access
• MS Excel
• MS Word
• Personal Computer Typing
• Knowledge: Analytical, Mathematics, Medical Terminology, Research, Statistical, Transcription
• Skills: ACL Analytics, Data extraction and analysis

Work Schedule:

• Flexible
• Eligible for Telecommute

Other Special Requirements:

• Experience in some of the following areas: healthcare data analytics
• Experience with the following software applications: ACL Analytics, MS Office, Professional MS Visio, MS Project
• Operated PC, Fax Machine, Copier, Phone with high degree of proficiency in Excel, Word, and Access or data analytics tool