The main difference between MedPAC and CMS estimates of uncorrected coding intensity is that MedPAC’s estimate accounts for the upward trend in coding intensity.

Claims data, which form the foundation of risk adjustment in payment for health care services, may reflect efforts to capture more—or more severe—clinical conditions rather than true changes in health ...

AI coding tools are rapidly changing how we produce software, and the industry is embracing it—perhaps at the expense of entry-level coding jobs. Generative AI’s ability to write software code has ...