By Susan Chapman, MA, MFA, PGYT for For The Record HIM continues to evolve, especially as technological advances like artificial intelligence (AI) are rapidly infiltrating health care. As the health care industry experiences this unprecedented transformation, HIM leaders offer their…
By Linnea Archibald for ACDIS Note from the Associate Editorial Director: In case you missed it at the end of the year, the newest CDI Salary Survey report has been released! The survey was fielded to the public in September/October…
By Alan Condon for Becker’s Hospital CFO Report Ninety percent of hospital leaders expect financial performance to remain similar to or better than 2024, driven by increased utilization (77%) and success with commercial contracting (56%), according to a VMG Health…
From ACDIS CDI Strategies Upcoding—when higher-level codes are assigned than are justified to increase reimbursements—will remain a major ethical dilemma in 2025 for coders, according to survey data released by Black Book Research. Of more than 4,000 surveyed health information management…
By Eric Wicklund for HealthLeaders Are consumers having an ‘I’m mad as hell and I’m not going to take it any more’ moment? KEY TAKEAWAYS What’s keeping healthcare innovation executives up at night? Many challenges. But one of the chief concerns is…
By Susan Chapman, MA, MFA, PGYT for For The Record Artificial intelligence (AI) is an evolving technology that’s increasingly being employed across the health care industry. Like many technologies, AI continues to evolve, moving from what’s commonly referred to as…
By ACDIS for CDI Strategies The 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) final rule was released on November 1 and contains a number of billing modifications to payment rates, services, telehealth rules, and other such services. According to the National…
By Madeline Ashley for Becker’s Hospital Review As more healthcare leaders turn their focus to Gen Z, Menlo Park, Calif.-based WelbeHealth, an organization that provides older adults care through its PACE program, has cracked the code to hiring and retaining…
By Tiffany Ferguson, LMSW, CMAC, ACM for RACmonitor On Oct. 11, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule (CMS 4204-F) establishing a new appeals process for Medicare beneficiaries who are initially admitted to a hospital…
By Susan Chapman, MA, MFA, PGYT for For The Record Gender identity is how individuals perceive themselves, be it different or the same as the sex they were assigned when they were born.1 Gender identity differs from gender expression in…
