STAT November 3, 2025
Carolina-based Med First saw a 6% bump in revenues from autonomous coding
Wes Edwards, chief financial officer of primary and urgent care chain Med First, pulls no punches when it comes to money and health care. “We’re a for-profit entity that believes that the more margin that we’re able to make, the more patients we’re able to serve,” he told STAT.
Historically, doctors have coded their own visits at Med First, which serves more than 220,000 patients in North and South Carolina, predominantly in smaller cities and towns. In June, the network began...







