CMS’s Malnutrition Mandate Raises Coding Audit Stakes
CMS is mandating malnutrition quality reporting by 2028 while OIG audits keep finding malnutrition codes unsupported. Here’s what coders need to know.
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OIG Audit Flags $15.2M in Sacroiliac Injection Coding Errors
A new OIG audit found Medicare improperly paid $15.2M for sacroiliac joint injections, nearly a quarter misclassified as therapeutic instead of diagnostic.
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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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Agentic AI Brings Real-Time CDI to Behavioral Health Coding
Behavioral health coders face rising audit risk and thin margins. Agentic AI now flags documentation gaps in real time, before a note or claim goes out.
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Abridge Moves Into Medical Coding: What the AHIMA Deal Means
Abridge just partnered with AHIMA to build medical coding and CDI into its ambient AI platform—backed by Eli Lilly. Here’s what this platform shift means for coders.
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