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Damon Adams

United States

Editor at AHIMA

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  • 3 weeks ago | journal.ahima.org | Damon Adams

    How comprehensive are documentation and coding rules in your risk adjustment (RA) organization? Coders and auditors following ICD-10-CM guidelines and conventions, regulations from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), and the American Hospital Association’s Coding Clinic can get you to a 90 percent accuracy rate. But in an industry that expects 95 percent, closing the remaining quality gap could be expensive, especially in these days of extrapolation.

  • 3 weeks ago | journal.ahima.org | Damon Adams

    Before she treats a new patient, Henna Qureshi, DO, is equipped with more information from the chart than many physicians. She knows whether the patient and their family have trouble getting healthy food on the table. She knows whether they are experiencing social isolation, or whether their family struggles to find transportation and pay their rent.

  • 3 weeks ago | journal.ahima.org | Damon Adams

    Optimize Clinical Coding Through Data-Driven Insights Here are 10 potential opportunities to use advanced data analytics in the clinical coding process: Detect coding discrepancies—such as overcoding or undercoding—across departments and providers to inform targeted education and compliance strategies. Analyze claim denial trends tied to diagnosis or procedure codes to guide proactive documentation improvements.

  • 1 month ago | journal.ahima.org | Damon Adams

    AHIMA conducted a webinar in April as part of its efforts to increase awareness of how collecting, using, and sharing SDOH data can improve health outcomes. This article is exclusive to AHIMA members. Already a member? Please Log in to access this content. Not a member? Join today to access this and other content and many more resources, as well as discounts on education and other valuable tools to help boost your success as a health information professional.

  • 1 month ago | journal.ahima.org | Damon Adams

    David Marc, PhD, CHDA, has advice for health information (HI) professionals who might be reluctant to embrace artificial intelligence (AI)—use AI in your personal life to get comfortable with it before you use it in your job. Dabbling in AI to write emails is one place to start. Asking AI to help balance your household budget is another way to dip your toe into the technology.

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