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 ...

This article is co-authored by Burcu Aldogan. Imagine that you are the director of clinical systems at a life science company. Your goal is to ensure that the clinical trial succeeds. But if your ...

The purpose of establishing a formal physician query process is a step in the right direction for obtaining accuracy and integrity in reporting coded data. A necessary component in any compliance plan ...

Health systems and their technology vendors can work together to modernize clinical process maps using artificial intelligence – transforming them from static reference documents into living guidance ...

Health tech company Iodine Software and coding software platform TruCode are collaborating to upend clinical administration using artificial intelligence. Austin, Texas-based Iodine Software developed ...

I recently met an entrepreneur who is building a product that automates part of the clinical coding process. The task is to read free-text clinical notes that summarize a patient encounter and return ...

The need for autonomous coding solutions is multi-faceted and increasing. This need stems mainly from a shortage of qualified coding resources, staggering numbers of patient charts to code, constantly ...

The new Medicare and Medicaid coding guidelines for office visits are a big deal. Ensuring that they benefit the people who need them is a bigger one. It is clearer now that the federal government and ...

Noncompliant coding is a more significant risk to the revenue cycle than providers may realize, accounting for $36 billion in annual lost revenue, denials, and fines. In 2019 alone, the CMS and the ...