Quality Assurance Lead
Manager Quality Assurance
Role Summary
HealthRecon Connect is a technology-enabled healthcare Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) partner to US healthcare providers. We are looking for an experienced and forward-thinking Manager – Quality Assurance to lead our QA function within US Healthcare Revenue Cycle Management operations. This role involves building a strong, insight-led QA function that supports operational excellence, reduces errors, improves denial prevention, strengthens compliance, and drives continuous improvement.
Key Responsibilities
- Designing, implementing, and continuously improving the QA framework across RCM processes (Billing, Coding, AR Follow-Up, Denials, Payment Posting).
- Developing risk-based audit and sampling approaches focusing on high-impact areas.
- Establishing quality governance practices including calibration, error taxonomy, root-cause analysis, CAPA tracking, and trend reporting.
- Partnering with Operations leaders to identify recurring quality issues and drive corrective and preventive actions.
- Leading continuous improvement initiatives using Lean, Six Sigma, or similar methodologies.
- Building QA dashboards and reporting mechanisms for internal and client stakeholders.
- Identifying opportunities to automate repetitive QA activities and supporting AI/automation initiatives.
- Leading, coaching, and developing QA analysts and auditors.
- Supporting client governance discussions, business reviews, and quality-related stakeholder updates.
Requirements/Qualifications
- 8–10 years of experience in the US Healthcare RCM industry.
- Minimum 4–5 years of experience in QA, quality audit, or quality assurance within RCM.
- At least 3 years of experience leading a QA team.
- Strong hands-on knowledge of RCM areas (Medical Billing, AR Management, Denial Management, Medical Coding, Payment Posting).
- Good understanding of US payer processes, claim adjudication, denial taxonomy, remittance processing, and payer requirements.
- Knowledge of HIPAA, CMS guidelines, and payer-specific compliance requirements.
- Experience in QA methodologies, audit design, sampling, RCA, CAPA, and quality governance.
- Strong analytical skills with working knowledge of Excel, Power BI, Tableau, or similar reporting tools.
- Exposure to automation, RPA, AI tools, or technology-enabled quality solutions is an added advantage.
- Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and presentation skills.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, high-volume environment.
Qualifications and Certifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Healthcare Management, Business Administration, or a related field is preferred.
- CPC, CCS, CRCP, or similar RCM-related certification is an advantage.
- Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or above is a strong advantage.
- Certification or training in automation or AI tools related to healthcare/BPO operations is an added advantage.
Location
India / Sri Lanka (India: Remote; Sri Lanka: Hybrid - Minimum 3 Days/Week in Office)