AHIMA March 18, 2021
Nearly half of healthcare executives polled in a 2019 Accenture study rank artificial intelligence (AI) as the technology that will have the highest impact on improving their organizations’ operations in the next three years.1 The use of AI for improved patient care diagnostics and precision medicine are widely discussed among clinicians and the public. Unfortunately, little is promoted on the use of AI technology in healthcare for nonclinical operations, including health information management (HIM). In fact, current use cases are found in areas such as finance and billing, medical chart reviews, and patient self service.2
Here, we explore how HIM leaders and teams can apply AI technologies to help manage business associate agreements (BAAs) and payer contracts. We will also...