More surgical cases. More specialties. Same commitment to accuracy.
As surgical volumes grow and specialties expand, coding teams face a familiar challenge: how do you increase capacity without compromising accuracy?
In this month’s Milagro Coffee Chat, Pamela Tombari and Anna Ravvin explore coding productivity benchmarks, the complexity of surgical coding, and what happens when automation enters the picture.
Pam highlights the challenges:
- Coding productivity varies significantly by specialty and care setting.
- Surgical coding involves layers of complexity, from anesthesia and multiple procedures to payer-specific rules.
- Staffing challenges make it increasingly difficult to scale coding operations manually.
Anna shares what we’re seeing with a Milagro customer:
- Expanded autonomous coding from ophthalmology and GI into orthopedics, including total joints and pain management.
- Orthopedic coding volumes doubled month over month during the expansion.
- Accuracy remained at 95%+ in established specialties while additional coding volume was automated.
The takeaway?
Growth shouldn’t mean adding the same level of complexity, workload, or resources.
Watch the conversation to learn how benchmarking and autonomous coding help organizations expand capacity while maintaining accuracy.
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