Small and rural hospitals face increased coding challenges with limited budgets, small teams, and constant pressure to meet national standards, but they’re not off the hook for compliance.
With advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) and augmented intelligence enabled healthcare, the American Medical Association provided guidance outlined in Appendix S taxonomy for describing and classifying various AI applications. This article will help coders understand the AI taxonomy.
Discover how ICD-11 coding and classifications for oncology can enhance research, improve tracking capabilities, and facilitate better data collection.
As the future of certain Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting Program measures remains unclear, examine CDI's role in capturing social determinants of health (SDOH) data.
Our experts answer questions about coding breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma, medical necessity documentation, and anesthesia coding for knee surgery.
Start training your staff on the diagnosis code changes that will go into effect October 1. CMS will adopt the ICD-10-CM additions, revisions and deletions that it previewed in April. This article highlights some of the changes you should note.
Read expert insights on the most promising applications of artificial intelligence (AI) in the HIM field, such as data abstraction and prior authorization workflows.
Effective October 1, 2024, three new diagnostic codes have been added to the ICD-10-CM classification system. These three new codes are designed to capture early stage type 1 diabetes preceding the onset of symptoms.
