As a health care leader, it is your job to navigate resource allocation and reduce administrative burden. Canada’s strict ICD ...

Send a note to Doug Wintemute, Kara Coleman Fields and our other editors. We read every email. By submitting this form, you agree to allow us to collect, store, and potentially publish your provided ...

Automated Intelligence is slowly cementing itself in the middle of the revenue cycle. The predictive capabilities of AI solutions enable health systems to use them in administrative and clinical ...

Over the last two decades, the revenue cycle and revenue capture have evolved dramatically. In the past, coding teams focused heavily on getting claims out the door. Today, there is greater emphasis ...

Clinical coding is a process by which descriptions of diseases, injuries or procedures are assigned a numeric or alphanumeric designation. Coding provides a mechanism for standardizing the recording ...

A shortage of up to 50 percent has been forecasted for the medical coder workforce. Here are five things to know about the current compensation and workforce in the medical coding field. 1. In 2012, ...

Medical coding no longer lives quietly behind the scenes. Today, it sits at the crossroads of money, compliance, and patient trust. Every number entered and modifier applied can shape what happens ...

Clinical coding underpins the integrity of healthcare records, functioning as an essential bridge between patient care, administrative processes and research analytics. Robust coding transforms ...

One of the many coder obligations is to report noncompliant activities. Your employer’s compliance plan may direct you to report these noncompliant observations to the compliance officer or a ...