ICD10monitor September 18, 2023
It’s certainly not breaking news that artificial intelligence (AI) is making inroads in healthcare. Nearly every new article on the topic seems to describe how AI is doing the work that heretofore was being accomplished by humans: nurses, administrators, lab technicians, and coders.
But just how effective is AI when it comes selecting evaluation and management (E&M) codes? A recent assessment conducted by Mazars USA LLP, an independent auditing firm, validated that the AI coding engine in the Calm Waters system recently achieved a 97-percent accuracy rate – two points better than the industry benchmark of 95 percent for human coders.
“This is powerful validation for our company and our technology solution,” Calm Waters AI President, Joe Ferro, said...