Newswire October 18, 2024
Black Book Market Research

Eight Major Industry Controversies Set to Dominate Discussions Among AHIMA Members and Industry Experts

SALT LAKE CITY, October 18, 2024 (Newswire.com) – Ahead of the highly anticipated annual AHIMA Conference, Black Book Research has released its latest survey of health information management (HIM) professionals, revealing critical challenges confronting the medical coding industry in Q3 2024. The report spotlights growing controversies surrounding regulatory changes, evolving coding practices, and pressing ethical concerns, bringing several key issues to the forefront.

Fraud and Upcoding Surface as Key Concerns for 2025:
90% of respondents identified “upcoding”—the practice of assigning higher-level codes than justified to increase reimbursements—as a major ethical dilemma for staff coders. An employee or staff member who is ordered to perform illegal...

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Topics: Conferences / Podcast, HIM (Health Inf Mgmt), Survey / Study, Technology, Trends
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