The healthcare industry has seen rapid advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning capabilities in recent years—from virtual health assistants and drug discovery to development and ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

6 Big Changes Coming for Office-Visit Coding Next year, physicians may have an easier time coding for office visits -- and could even earn more money from them. December 01, 2020 Payment for Doc-Doc ...

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, ...

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 ...