AMA Names AI Center Leader: What It Means for CPT Coding
The AMA named DiMe founder Jennifer Goldsack to lead its new AI center. Coders and compliance teams should watch whether her mandate touches CPT policy.
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Maverick Medical AI Moves CDI to the Point of Care
Maverick Medical AI’s Sept. 8 launch puts real-time physician queries at the point of care, testing how far CDI can shift left of the retrospective chart review.
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AMA CPT Panel Adds AI Documentation for New Lab Codes
The AMA’s CPT Editorial Panel meets Sept. 17-19, 2026, in Minneapolis to weigh new lab-test codes that now demand detailed AI-validation paperwork before approval.
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CMS’s PY2024 RADV Audits Raise the Bar for Coders
CMS’s PY2024 RADV audits are underway, and a recent $2.4M settlement shows what happens when HCC codes don’t hold up. Here’s what coding teams need to know.
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CMS’s SaMS Coding Plan Draws Pathology Industry Pushback
CMS wants to code AI-driven lab analyses as ‘Software as a Medical Service’ instead of standard lab tests. Nearly every major pathology group opposes it.
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Arintra’s $25M Raise Signals a Denial-Prevention Shift
Arintra’s $25M Series B points to AI-driven coding accuracy, not just claims-processing speed, as the real lever against payer denials this year.
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ACDIS/AHIMA 2026 Query Guidelines Tackle AI Queries
ACDIS and AHIMA just updated the query practice guidelines CDI programs live by — and for the first time, they spell out rules for AI-generated queries.
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CMS’s CPT Coding RFI: What It Means for Compliance Teams
CMS is asking whether the AMA’s CPT coding monopoly still serves patients. A copyright lawsuit filed weeks later raises the stakes for coding teams.
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ICD-10’s September 2026 Meeting Signals FY2028 Changes
The ICD-10 Coordination and Maintenance Committee meets Sept. 15-16, 2026 to weigh FY2028 codes for brain-computer interfaces and sepsis. Here’s what to track.
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What Waystar’s Agentic AI Launch Means for Medical Coding
Waystar’s Aug. 26 AltitudeAI launch bundles denial resolution and documentation review agents — here’s what it signals for medical coding teams.
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