What Are the Latest Trends in Medical Coding and Their Impact on Healthcare Providers?

What this video covers

This video walks through the coding trends shaping 2026: automation and AI tools, telehealth code updates, payer audit behavior, and the certified coder shortage. It explains what each trend means for a practice's bottom line. It is made for practice owners, administrators, and billing managers who want a plain-language briefing without reading trade journals.

• AI assists, humans decide. Computer-assisted coding speeds chart review, but certified coders still validate codes because payers hold the provider responsible for accuracy.
• Audit activity is rising. Payers and CMS are auditing E/M levels and modifiers more aggressively, so documentation must support every code submitted.
• Coder shortage is real. Certified coders are harder to hire and retain, pushing many practices toward outside coding teams to keep charts moving.
• Telehealth codes keep shifting. Telehealth and remote monitoring codes continue to change yearly, and outdated code use is a common source of denials.

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