Healthcare IT News April 30, 2024
A surgeon at OrthoCarolina tells the story of implementation of just such a system at his practice, integrated with their Epic EHR – and points the way where artificial intelligence can help, not replace, professional coders.
Coding of physician office visits can be very confusing – and is ever-changing.
Every year, regulations and guidelines change, and it is difficult for providers to keep up. Most groups have coding staff with limited training, so some changes go unrecognized.
The flipside of coding is compliance – and the ever-rising risk of compliance audits that may have grave financial consequences to provider groups if violations are found.
Increasing top-line revenue
“In healthcare, you get paid only for what you document and the codes...