Martha Tokos

Jan 22, 2024 | journal.ahima.org | Damon Adams |Lisa Eramo |Martha Tokos |Sandra Hernandez |Sandra Hernández

The Journal of AHIMA surveyed health leaders about what they think will be some of the major issues facing health information professionals throughout 2024. Here are their responses: “From a public policy perspective, AI artificial intelligence (AI) will continue to be the topic du jour in 2024. Expect Congress to grapple with considerations related to AI including patient privacy, risk management, liability, intellectual property, and bias.

Aug 28, 2023 | journal.ahima.org | John Mccormack |Lisa Eramo |Martha Tokos |Sandra Hernandez |Sandra Hernández

In 2021, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) implemented designed to reduce the administrative documentation burden associated with evaluation and management (E/M) Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) billing codes. The revisions to the code descriptors and documentation standards directly address the continuing problem of administrative burden for physicians in nearly every specialty.