Two recent cases, one settled and one just filed, are illustrative of the effects of class actions, which are filed in relation to an underlying data breach involving PHI.

Class action lawsuits can result from a protected health information data breach

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Dr. Joe Nicholson is the Chief Medical Officer at 

. There, Dr. Joe provides strategic direction, operational oversight, and thought leadership for CareAllies’ clinical programs and operations, including all value-based arrangements within IPA/CIN or ACO constructs. Additionally, he supports business development and provides clinical oversight for all companies and programs under CareAllies, including new models of care rolled out by CMS, like MSSP.

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Completing all necessary documentation to describe the individual’s current condition, treatment needs, interventions, and medications must be done with precision.

Ensuring comprehensive documentation during times of higher patient volume

Matt Lee is the Director of Marketing at XpertDox, a company on a mission to automate the medical coding process and improve access to clinical trials.

If you're interested in how XpertDox can radically transform medical coding processes by reducing denials, decreasing costs, and improving accuracy, please visit us at:

Manual coding is slow, inaccurate, and cost inflexible.

Where manual medical coding falls short

Renee Dowling is a compliance auditor at Sansum Clinic, LLC, in Santa Barbara, California.

Any billing changes won't come for a while.

Telehealth services billing unchanged at least through 2023

What you need to know about prolonged services, medical assistant, and E/M codes.

Answering your coding questions

What are the key differences between manual and autonomous medical coding processes?

Autonomous vs. manual coding: What's the difference?

After a 15-month fight with Long COVID, author Lucien W. Roberts, III, MHA, FACMPE, retired in February 2022 on the advice of his primary care doctor and his wife…perhaps not in that order.In retirement, he spends a few hours a week at a freestanding infusion center he co-owns, writes the occasional article, and tries not to drive his wife too crazy.He may be reached at 

Do EMRs result in higher coding for Evaluation and Management codes?  Let’s take a look back to see.

EMR & E&M – A collaborative relationship?

Dodge these common problems with medical coding.

Medical coding common problems

Amit Jayakar is the Vice President Commercial Operations of Fathom, a Tarsadia and Founders Fund backed company that uses deep learning to automate medical coding. At Fathom, Mr. Jayakar drives the demand generation and pipeline for the commercial organization.

Mr. Jayakar started his career as a software investor at Vista Equity Partners prior to entering the healthcare industry. His passion for healthcare service led him to build bundled payment plans for health systems to introduce them to value based models. Prior to joining Fathom, Mr. Jayakar was a Senior. Product Manager at Change Healthcare where he created API services for consumers by productizing data assets.

Mr. Jayakar earned his bachelor’s degree in Math and Economics from Georgetown University, and his master’s in Business Administration from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

When employees are unsupported, overwhelmed, and struggling to stay up-to-date on the latest rules, mistakes are bound to happen.

Coding & Documentation

Class action lawsuits can result from a protected health information data breach