2024 Innovation Conference: Revolutionizing Revenue Cycle: The Synergy of Medical Coding and Future Technology - HBMA Store

Revolutionizing Revenue Cycle: The Synergy of Medical Coding and Future Technology Presented by Kyle Tucker & Michael Brozino

As presented at HBMA's Innovation Conference March 5th-7th, 2024.

Description:
Healthcare providers face the challenges of rising operational costs, which threaten financial stability, and under staffing that results in slower claims processing, decreased reimbursements, and increased denials. In 2019, the US reported $28.9B in improper payments, accounting for 7.25% of all payments. Alarmingly, about 23% of claims are denied, lost, or overlooked, with the average cost for a provider to appeal or address a denial standing at $118.

Innovative revenue cycle solutions are needed to address these challenges today.  

In this session, we will delve into the forefront of technology tailored to tackle the challenges of Medical Coding. We will make the distinctions between Computer Assisted Coding and Autonomous Medical Coding, elaborate the unique features and terminology associated with Autonomous Medical Coding, and explore the benefits of integrating an Autonomous Medical Coding platform.

Objectives:
Course participants will be able to:

1. Navigate the dynamic landscape where Medical Coding and Autonomous Medical Coding platforms converge
2. Evaluate the benefits and challenges of integrating generative AI into the medical coding processes
3. Empowered to make informed decisions that drive innovation in the revenue cycle process

Speaker Bios:
Michael Brozino co-founded Maverick Medical AI and currently serves as its Chief Commercial Officer. He spearheads the company's growth and expansion in the U.S. market. Michael has a deep passion for leveraging cutting-edge technologies to solve complex financial and operational challenges in healthcare. He brings to the table over 30 years of executive experience, having worked with Fortune 500 companies, venture-backed firms, and early-stage startups. Notably, he was the President and CEO of SimplifyMD. Additionally, Michael held a significant role at McKesson as a Senior Vice President, during which he championed the expansion of their corporate marketing division. At present, he sits on the advisory boards of several prominent healthcare companies. Michael completed his B.S. in Economics and Bioscience from Penn State University.

Kyle Tucker is the CEO of Dexios Corporation, a radiology-specific RCM company.  Kyle was an executive with two other RCM companies before starting Dexios is 2007.

Kyle revamped the Radiology Business Management Association’s A/R Survey in 2020. He created the new metric True Cost of Billing and Credit Balances Over 90 Days as well as working with Quinsite to create a scattergraph model for the presentation of the data in a meaningful manner. 

Kyle is the President of the HBMA after serving as Vice President in 2023.  In 2020, he was the recipient of the prestigious J. Dennis Mock award. 
Kyle lives just south of Richmond, Virginia and is married to LeAnn Tucker who is the Controller of Dexios. He is father to Ginna Tucker who is Dexios’ Executive Vice President. He has one other daughter, Ana, who is a rheumatologist practicing in Charleston. When he is not working on Dexios or the HBMA, Kyle is the President of the Historic Petersburg Foundation which helps preserve the collection of seventeenth and eighteenth century homes and buildings.