AHA pushes back on Blue Cross report tying AI to $942M in coding costs
The American Hospital Association is challenging a Blue Cross Blue Shield Association analysis that estimated rising hospital coding intensity added $942 million in costs and linked the trend to AI-enabled billing tools. The AHA argued in an Oct. 5 blog post that rising coding intensity reflects older, more complex patients, not improper billing. The organization […] The post AHA pushes back on Blue Cross report tying AI to $942M in coding costs appeared first on Becker's Payer Issues | Payer...
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[DRAFT — verify before any external use] Becker's Payer Issues reports on uncategorized involving Blue Cross, Blue Shield: The American Hospital Association is challenging a Blue Cross Blue Shield Association analysis that estimated rising hospital coding intensity added $942 million in costs and linked the trend to AI-enabled billing tools.…
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