Medical coding

At Datavant, we don’t just advise on what a future-ready coding operation looks like, we build it. The story of our partnership with Southwest General Health Center (SWG) shows how aligning people, process, and technology can elevate performance, strengthen teams, and create sustained value.

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In our recent fireside chat with Stephen Mallinak, President and General Manager of Provider at Datavant, and Christine Cunningham, Director of Health Information Management at UW Health, Madison WI, we explored how AI is reshaping medical coding and HIM. Rather than replacing professionals, AI augments their work automating routine tasks, improving accuracy, and even providing real-time insights for staffing and patient care. The future of healthcare lies in this partnership between human expertise and AI-driven efficiency.

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Medical coding is the process of translating healthcare diagnoses, procedures, services, and equipment into universal medical alphanumeric codes.

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See best practices for socializing new codes throughout stakeholders and empowering your coders to apply them with confidence and precision.

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Overwhelmed by coding changes happening with COVID-19? Here are some tips to navigate coronavirus-related coding and take action on emerging guidance.

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Read the latest information for properly coding COVID-19, including the new ICD-10-CM Code effective April 1, 2020. Learn more about COVID-19 coding here.

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This blog post is part of our ongoing series discussing the True Clinical Picture. Learn more about coding for the True Clinical Picture.

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A successful approach to comprehensive coding accuracy begins with instilling into coding personnel the idea that every code matters.

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