As coders grow and mature in their knowledge and experience with ICD-10, there are various federal guidelines they must adhere to. One such guideline instructing coders not to use clinical indicators ...

Elevated levels of cytokines in an overactive immune system can cause harmful levels of inflammation throughout the body and disrupt organ functioning. Q: We have a patient admitted for COVID-19 who ...

Netsmart has launched AlphaCoding, an AI-powered clinical coding tool designed to improve compliance, accuracy, and efficiency across healthcare settings. Guided by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ...

Nursing homes have forced Medicare to realign its spending on patients with higher medical complexity, including those with a primary diagnosis of congestive heart failure, Alzheimer’s disease and ...

An association of health information managers, clinical coders, and clinical documentation specialists in Australia has released a guideline for adopting clinical coding AI solutions. The guideline ...

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 Singaporean Ministry of Health has tapped Australian company Beamtree to audit clinical coding and documentation quality across 20 public and private hospitals in Singapore. The A$1 million (over ...