Cotiviti

Cotiviti

Healthcare payment accuracy analytics provider

Clinical Consultant 1

Full-TimeDeadline 8/23/27
$80k - $95k/yr
Junior, Mid
Bachelor's, Associate's
Remote in USA
Remote

Remote anywhere in the continental US; up to 10% travel may be required.

About the job

Requirements
  • An Associate or Bachelor’s degree in Nursing and an active, unrestricted nursing license.
  • An active and unrestricted Registered Nursing license in the state of residence.
  • A required professional coder certification such as CPC, CPC-H, CPC-P, CCS-P, RHIT, or RHIA.
  • At least 2 years of clinical experience as a Registered Nurse.
  • At least 1 year of experience in Coding Validation.
  • At least 1 year of coding experience involving professional and outpatient facilities.
  • At least 1 year of experience in claims adjudication, medical or payment policy, utilization review within a managed care or healthcare insurance company, or related experience.
  • At least 1 year of customer service or client management experience focused on a healthcare setting.
  • Ability to analyze complex data and synthesize it for customer and internal consumption.
  • Knowledge of CMS guidelines, regulatory compliance guidelines and mandates, and medical payment policy.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
  • Knowledge of medical terminology.
  • Effective analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Ability to handle multiple tasks, prioritize work, and meet deadlines.
  • Ability to properly handle confidential information.
  • Ability to work independently and achieve successful outcomes in a collaborative team environment.
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage frequent change.
  • Ability to work with remote cross-functional product teams.
  • Computer and technology literacy.
  • Ability to participate in work processes accommodating global time zones.
  • Ability to provide a dedicated, secure work area and high-speed internet access with an appropriate office setup.
  • Ability to sit and use a computer keyboard for extended periods.
  • Willingness to travel up to 10%.
Responsibilities
  • Support Clinical Services teams in validating quality and process consistency on the CPE editing engine.
  • Provide Coding Validation subject matter expertise to clients and internal stakeholders during planning, implementation, go-live, transition to operations, and throughout the contract.
  • Explain Coding Validation concepts and policies clearly to clients and internal stakeholders.
  • Collaborate with internal teams to improve Coding Validation processes and maximize client value and service.
  • Support preparation of new policy presentations and the appeals management process.
  • Validate quality and process consistency for customization requests, payment policies, pre-release and post-release testing, and user acceptance testing.
  • Act as a liaison for clinical information between internal partners and external customers.
  • Provide resources that facilitate client understanding of Coding Validation policies and concepts.
  • Respond to client inquiries in compliance with policies and procedures.
  • Review and analyze Coding Validation client inquiries and change requests, assess their impact on affected policies, and communicate with clients to resolve questions or clarify information.
  • Provide clients with resources and support for provider abrasion issues.
  • Review and provide written or verbal explanations of Coding Validation concepts.
  • Serve as a client resource for Coding Validation quality issues.
  • Communicate quality review results and applicable revisions to clients.
  • Develop action plans with the Quality Team to mitigate future issues.
  • Provide Coding Validation expertise and a client-based perspective to internal teams.
  • Collaborate with Client Teams to develop and maintain client relationships.
  • Provide input on edit configuration changes, existing rule updates, and new editing development.
  • Assist Clinical Content Teams by providing client-perspective feedback on trends and application of new rules.
  • Work with Quality, Training, and Operations Teams to update Coding Validation review guidelines, communicate client-specific review changes, and address client issues.
  • Support Clinical Services teams during Coding Validation implementations, including test-claim review and internal go-live support.
  • Support the appeals management process.
  • Support CPE Clinical Services quality assurance processes, including pre-release and post-release testing.
  • Assist Clinical Content Teams with validation and review of client payment policies.
  • Maintain Client Information Workbooks with accurate, updated information for Coding Validation review.
  • Provide support during user acceptance testing in Nucleus.
Desired Qualifications
  • Working knowledge of Cotiviti systems.
  • Working knowledge of Nucleus, JIRA, Mantis, MicroStrategy, and Tableau within 90 days of hire.

About the company

Cotiviti provides healthcare data analytics and payment integrity services for health plans, providers, and retailers. It uses analytics and technology to review medical claims before and after payment to identify improper or duplicate payments, validate coding, and recover overpayments. The company combines capabilities from its predecessors (Connolly and iHealth Technologies) into a single end-to-end platform for pre-payment and post-payment review, enabling more accurate, efficient claims processing. Compared with competitors, Cotiviti leverages its large-scale data assets, extensive experience in healthcare payer analytics, and a broad, end-to-end workflow that covers the full lifecycle of claims payment and audit. Its goal is to reduce waste and abuse in the U.S. healthcare system by improving payment accuracy and recovering improper payments across the claims process.

Company Size

1,001-5,000

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

South Jordan, Utah

Founded

1979

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What believers are saying

  • August 2026 Proactive COB shifts recovery left, reducing overpayments before claims adjudication.
  • September 2026 contract-compliance expansion opens manufacturing and hospitality revenue beyond healthcare.
  • Ric Sinclair's March 2026 appointment and Erin Schmuker's September 2026 hire sharpen execution.

What critics are saying

  • Cotiviti's September 2026 AI push heightens governance and cybersecurity exposure across payer workflows.
  • Healthcare payers already internalize payment integrity; UnitedHealthcare and Optum pressure pricing and retention.
  • If Edifecs integration slips, KKR and Veritas lose platform leverage and exit optionality.

What makes Cotiviti unique

  • Cotiviti spans pre-payment, post-payment, and retail audits across 300 million covered lives.
  • Edifecs adds interoperability and CMS payer workflow depth, widening its system-level platform.
  • URAC-accredited, AI-enabled workflows combine proprietary claims data with clinical review and audit trails.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan

Paid Vacation

Paid Holidays

Remote Work Options

Company News

Yahoo Finance
Sep 14th, 2026
Cotiviti appoints Erin Schmuker as chief operating officer to scale operations

Cotiviti has appointed Erin Schmuker as chief operating officer. Schmuker will report to president and chief executive officer Ric Sinclair and join the executive leadership team. Schmuker brings over 20 years of healthcare leadership experience. She joins from Optum, where she most recently served as president of Integrated Pharmacies at OptumRx. Previously, she was managing director of Optum Ireland and UK. As chief operating officer, Schmuker will lead Cotiviti's enterprise operations, focusing on scaling the company's operating model and strengthening execution. She will work to simplify operations and help translate investments in technology and AI into measurable outcomes for clients. Cotiviti describes itself as "The Healthcare Infrastructure Company" and connects data, intelligence, and workflows in the US healthcare system.

Associated Press
Aug 13th, 2026
Cotiviti launches AI-enabled Proactive COB to resolve health insurance coordination at enrollment

Cotiviti has launched Proactive COB, a coordination of benefits capability that uses AI to identify health insurance coverage issues at member enrolment, before claims are submitted. The solution analyses enrollment and maintenance transactions to detect coverage discrepancies early, allowing health plans to prevent payment errors rather than recover overpayments after the fact. Traditional COB approaches rely on retrospective discovery methods, often missing errors until after claims are paid. Proactive COB combines AI-driven prioritisation with validated member databases and over 25 years of COB experience to maintain accurate coverage records throughout the benefit lifecycle. The capability operates on enrollment data and supports automated updates to eligibility platforms, reducing manual intervention whilst maintaining audit trails. Cotiviti's platform serves customers covering over 300 million members and patients in the US.

Yahoo Finance
Aug 4th, 2026
Cotiviti launches AI-powered dental claim accuracy solution amid $198B annual dental spending

Cotiviti has launched an enhanced Dental Claim Accuracy solution on its Payment Policy Management platform to help healthcare and dental payers improve claim processing. The URAC-accredited solution unifies dental and medical payment workflows on a single platform, supporting both batch and real-time processing. The new offering features AI-assisted rule authoring, clinical validation by licensed dentists, and enhanced fraud detection capabilities. It integrates with Cotiviti's Payment Clarity platform to provide explanations of claim decisions and executive reporting. Matthew Hawley, Executive Vice President of Payment Integrity for Cotiviti, noted that dental spending has reached an estimated $198 billion per year. The solution aims to address challenges including fraud, waste, abuse, overtreatment, and miscoding that contribute to improper payments and increased administrative burden for payers.

Yahoo Finance
Apr 24th, 2026
Cotiviti appoints John Hallock as chief corporate affairs officer to lead next growth phase

Cotiviti, a healthcare software and data-driven technology company, has appointed John Hallock as Chief Corporate Affairs Officer. Reporting to CEO Ric Sinclair, Hallock will oversee corporate communications, brand development, marketing strategy and investor relations. The appointment comes as Cotiviti expands beyond healthcare enterprise solutions into a system-level platform operating across the healthcare ecosystem. The company aims to establish a structural utility layer governing financial accuracy and decision-making whilst reducing administrative waste and costs. Hallock brings over 20 years of experience building category-defining companies. He previously led communications and investor positioning for Livongo's IPO and athenahealth's IPO. Most recently, he served on the founding leadership team at Smarter Technologies, helping shape the company's creation, platform build and strategic acquisitions.

Yahoo Finance
Apr 16th, 2026
Cotiviti showcases AI-enabled provider risk adjustment solutions at US healthcare conferences

Cotiviti, a healthcare software and data technology company, is presenting at the ACDIS Conference in Chicago (19–23 April) and NAACOS Spring Conference in Baltimore (22–24 April). The company is showcasing its AI-enabled risk adjustment solutions designed to improve coding workflows and patient outcomes for health systems and accountable care organisations. Cotiviti's expanded provider portfolio combines its clinical expertise with Edifecs' risk adjustment technology, offering capabilities including member suspecting, pre-visit preparation, post-visit review and retrospective coding reviews. The HITRUST-certified solutions aim to improve operational efficiency whilst reducing the need for cost-intensive clinical team reviews. At ACDIS, Cotiviti's Betty Stump will present on navigating risk adjustment challenges and HCC coding standards. Cotiviti's services support over 300 million healthcare consumers across the US.