The same cataract surgery, glaucoma procedure or imaging test can be covered by one payer and denied by another, making payer identification the first step in ophthalmic coding, according to a session ...

Technical skill is the most common contributing factor in malpractice claims against general surgeons. Claims tied to communication, however, carry the highest average payment, at about $400,000. Napa ...

The paper notes that more than 90% of cases are unrelated to sport, with repetitive occupational tasks accounting for much of ...

AGS Health ®, a leading technology-first revenue cycle management (RCM) solutions provider serving U.S. healthcare providers ...

Canada wants to leverage A.I. to improve its health care system. At a Toronto hospital, surgeons are training a machine to ...

Former AI researchers painted a bleak picture of an industry already far out of control from rogue AI agents to a huge lack ...

Correctly assessing the clinical status of a patient is imperative to delivering high-quality care. Patients today are older and more clinically complex, and new artificial intelligence tools are ...

Hallym University Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital opened the world's first training center dedicated to robotic endoscopic ...

Artificial intelligence is transforming many industries, including healthcare. Some tools are now part of doctors’ offices and operating rooms, but one University Medical Center surgeon says there is ...

Spine surgery has more treatment options than ever. Using them is getting more complicated. Payers are reaching further into surgical planning. Medicare reimbursement remains under pressure. Surgeons ...

Charles Mabry, MD, FACS, chief of surgery at Jefferson Regional Medical Center in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, who has served the ...

A Blue Cross Blue Shield Association analysis links hospitals’ growing use of AI coding tools to more complex diagnoses and an estimated $942 million in additional costs for its member plans over two ...