Coding and Documentation

Health plans are investing heavily in artificial intelligence, but inaccurate provider data create reimbursement friction and avoidable strain on primary care practices

Primary care physicians are drowning in data. Transparent artificial intelligence can synthesize complex biomarkers to give them their time back.

Concrete habits that help primary care physicians close charts in the room, not at 9 p.m.

A Medical Economics and Physicians Practice flash poll, sponsored by Heidi, found physicians split on AI, even as 70% are using or evaluating AI scribes in their practices.

How to take advantage of an underutilized revenue and care quality opportunity hiding in plain sight.

Medicare Advantage accounts for three of the top five administrative burdens facing medical groups, and nearly 95% of practices say the regulatory load has grown over the past three years, according to MGMA's 2026 Regulatory Burden Report.

Physicians who signed on during implementation and never revisited their plan may be paying for tools they've never opened.

Ambient artificial intelligence scribes are the biggest shift in clinical documentation in a generation. Here’s what the evidence actually shows.

UCSF's Robert Wachter, M.D., says ambient AI scribes have done something rare in health care technology: made physicians want more AI, not less.

Shannon Sumner, CPA, CHC, of PYA walks through the compliance risks practices can't afford to ignore and what to do before investigators come knocking.

MIPS expert Holly Black explains the 2026 rule changes, the rise of MVPs and the practical steps small practices can take now to avoid Medicare penalties.

Artificial intelligence is already sitting inside your EHR, revenue cycle tools and phone system. Here’s how to use it on purpose, not on autopilot.

Professionalizing the billing workforce could close critical gaps in fraud prevention and protect billions in health care spending.

Simple, repeatable coding habits can cut down on denials, support compliance and protect your margins in 2026.

These ICD-10-CM codes for winter illnesses and injuries will help maximize reimbursement at your practice during peak flu season.

Revenue loss in primary care is often driven by everyday coding and documentation habits. These seven common mistakes can reduce legitimate reimbursement without physicians realizing it.

Understanding documentation, accuracy and compliance

Laying the foundation for coding success for incident-to billing.

Navigate complex Medicare rules and payer requirements to protect your practice from audits and maximize reimbursement

These underused Medicare codes can support better care and more stable revenue.

A slideshow introduction to the Z codes around patient conditions outside the exam room.

Switching to value-based care also means changing how you code and how you approach patient care

Medical practices can boost revenue by optimizing billing for overlooked clinical tasks and improving coding accuracy with high-value codes.

How to get paid for continuing relationships with patients who have complex, serious conditions.

Physicians, medical student collaborate on a primer of problems and solutions.