Clerical documentation burdens for physicians expanded during the past decade in part due to increased regulatory requirements and the corresponding proliferation of EHRs — one 2017 study found ...

The shift to value-based care involves financial incentives for anesthesia practices that could conflict with existing fraud and abuse laws, such as Stark law, according to a Jan. 24 report from law ...

The 2026 updates from CMS and AMA introduce sweeping CPT, HCPCS, and regulatory changes that directly affect reimbursement, compliance, and operational planning. Key shifts include a dual conversion ...

To facilitate full and accurate Hierarchical Condition Category (HCC) coding, it is crucial that providers take a disciplined approach to documenting medical encounters in patient records. The AAPC ...

Accurate, detailed clinical documentation is the foundation for correct medical coding, compliance, and reimbursement. Recent studies show that human-authored notes still outperform AI-generated ones ...