A Long Island health system is using AI to document conversations between patients and doctors in the exam room as a way to ...

Medical coding requires a deep understanding of medical terminology and procedures, as well as the ability to make judgment calls when necessary. Human coders are better equipped to handle these tasks ...

Today, Oct. 1, marks the official date of adoption of the tenth version of the International Classification of Diseases, or ICD-10. It’s an expanded set of medical codes for illnesses and procedures ...

The United States of America is the third most populated country in the world. With over 346 million people, there is a high demand for healthcare experts in various medical fields, including medical ...

Medical billing and medical coding are crucial aspects of the medical revenue landscape. Both jobs ensure health care providers get paid for their services. Medical coders read the providers’ ...

AI and machine learning are transforming healthcare at a breakneck pace—but progress isn’t all smooth sailing. As systems get smarter, the need for a smarter workforce grows too. According to a recent ...

Each patient has a story, and one quality of a good doctor is how that story is collected and documented in the medical record. Understanding the patient, their symptoms, and what they’ve tried is the ...

A shortage of up to 50 percent has been forecasted for the medical coder workforce. Here are five things to know about the current compensation and workforce in the medical coding field. 1. In 2012, ...

Love them or hate them, electronic medical records (EMR) are here to stay. And that’s not necessarily a bad thing. They need not be painful but in some instances they have become so. I installed my ...

Ochsner Medical Center-New Orleans, a 473-bed acute care facility and a member of the Ochsner Health System, has selected PHNS to provide comprehensive coding auditing services for its Health ...

Physician and Practice Characteristics Influencing Tumor Board Attendance: Results From the Provider Survey of the Los Angeles Women's Health Study For MD review, the health information system of an ...