Articles tagged with: Medical Coding
ICD-11 Goes Live
Unlike the previous version, ICD-11 was released in February of this year to minimal fanfare. ICD10 Monitor brought this interesting topic to our attention in their article, “Early Studies Show Promise of ICD-11.”
The World Health …
ICD-11 is Released
With much less fanfare and drama than the previous version, the World Health Organization (WHO) Eleventh Revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11) has now come into effect. This interesting news came to us …
Computer-Assisted Coding’s Expanded Benefits
Technology has finally arrived that is radically changing the process of medical coding in health information management. Computer-assisted coding (CAC) automatically generates medical codes directly from clinical documentation. With CAC technology, healthcare organizations can streamline …
Administrative Exhaustion in Healthcare
COVID-19 has impacted so many facets of healthcare, why would medical coding be left out? Vaccinations has been priority number one for healthcare providers since the federal government gave the green light to several COVID-19 vaccines. …
Medical Coding and Artificial Intelligence
Researchers at AKASA recently released a new study highlighting how a novel machine learning approach outperformed current state-of-the-art models for automatic coding of inpatient clinical notes by more than 18%. This interesting news came to us …
Medical Coding Hassles Add to the Burnout Burden
COVID-19 has impacted so many facets of healthcare, why would medical coding be left out? Vaccinations has been priority number one for healthcare providers since the federal government gave the green light to several COVID-19 vaccines. …
Stop the Bleeding
Healthcare abuse, fraud, upcoding, fraudulent billing…the list goes on. Because such issues have been in the news for the last few years these are all too familiar. The healthcare industry has become one of the …
Machine Learning and Medical Coding
Researchers at AKASA recently released a new study highlighting how a novel machine learning approach outperformed current state-of-the-art models for automatic coding of inpatient clinical notes by more than 18%. This interesting news came to us …
Medical Careers Under Consideration
After more than a year in quarantine and isolation, many workers are reexamining their career options. Second careers aren’t new but they have been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. This topic came to us from …
Medical Coding Poised for Second Career Option
After more than a year in quarantine and isolation, many workers are reexamining their career options. Second careers aren’t new but they have been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. This topic came to us from …
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