Cleveland Clinic said it is using generative artificial intelligence to automate routine medical coding tasks while improving revenue cycle ...

Coding intensity and Medicare expenditures increased at skilled-nursing facilities after the implementation of the Patient Driven Payment Model in October 2019, according to a study published July 21 ...

A new article investigates how the way that patients are allocated diagnostic codes by a hospital can have a big effect on a hospital's performance. In this week's British Medical Journal, Nigel ...

Nigel Hawkes, freelance journalist investigates how the way that patients are allocated diagnostic codes by a hospital can have a big effect on a hospital's performance in this week's BMJ. Nigel ...

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In our previous article on how to improve upfront collections, the first in this two-part series, we discussed the need for accurate and timely preauthorization. The second phase — patient financial ...

For years, debate around endoscopic spine surgery centered on whether the technique was ready for broad adoption. Questions about safety, durability, and outcomes dominated discussions among surgeons, ...

Studies that use UK hospital coding data to examine 'weekend effects' for acute conditions, such as stroke, may be undermined by inaccurate coding, suggests new research. Studies that use UK hospital ...

In this week's BMJ, Nigel Hawkes, freelance journalist and Director of Straight Statistics, a campaign for the better use of statistical data, investigates how the way that patients are allocated ...