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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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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Oracle Health Puts AI Coding Suggestions Inside the EHR
Oracle Health’s Clinical AI Agent now suggests professional fee codes at the point of care — a sign coding AI is moving inside the EHR itself.
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XiFin-Notable Deal Signals Coding’s Agentic AI Shift
XiFin’s Series B investment in Notable Systems replaces OCR-based document intake with agentic AI. Here’s what that shift means for coders and denial-prone claims heading into 2027.
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OIG Home Health Audit: The Case for Coding Automation
OIG’s Deistic Home Health audit found 37% of sampled claims failed billing, coding, or documentation rules. Here’s what automated coding validation would have caught.
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AI Medical Coding ROI: Why Task Volume Isn’t the Metric
A new MedEvolve report finds that AI often accelerates flawed RCM work instead of fixing it. Here is what that means for measuring true AI medical coding ROI.
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What Ebix’s New Coding Platform Means for Automated Coding
Ebix’s new A.D.A.M. platform maps health content to ICD-10 and LOINC at scale. Here’s what automated coding at that volume means for medical coders and RCM teams.
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USCDI v7 Medical Coding: What ONC’s New Standard Requires
ONC published USCDI v7 on July 23, 2026, adding 31 data elements, including a new Adverse Events class. Here’s what it means for medical coding and CDI teams.
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How Agentic AI Prevents RPM Billing Compliance Risks
CMS’s new short-duration RPM code cuts billing to 2 days of data. Agentic AI validation closes the compliance gaps OIG’s 2025 audit already flagged.
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AI Coding Agent Governance: What RCM Teams Must Do First
As AI coding agents move from pilot to production, governance is the real bottleneck. Here’s the HIPAA, ONC, and OIG checklist RCM teams need before go-live.
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