--- title: Latest Medical Coding News & Trends | Nym Health Blog | Kacie Geretz, Director of Growth Enablement description: Kacie Geretz, RHIA, CPMA, CPC, CCA is the Director of Growth Enablement at Nym, where she aligns Nym’s product roadmap with the evolving needs of health system partners and serves as the externally-facing expert on Nym’s autonomous medical coding engine. A graduate of The Ohio State University’s Health Information Management program, Kacie brings deep expertise across the revenue cycle—having led revenue integrity programs, built managed care contracting and credentialing infrastructure, and driven denials and A/R process improvement initiatives. She is passionate about advancing healthcare automation and regularly shares insights on coding innovation and RCM transformation. --- [![Num](https://blog.nym.health/hubfs/NYM_March2019%20Theme/Images/nym-logo%20(1).png)](https://nym.health/) - Autonomous Medical Coding - [Overview](https://nym.health/autonomous-medical-coding/overview/) - [Nym's Engine](https://nym.health/autonomous-medical-coding/nym-engine/) - [The Technology](https://nym.health/autonomous-medical-coding/the-technology/) - [Implementation](https://nym.health/autonomous-medical-coding/implementation/) - [Why Nym](https://nym.health/why-nym/) - Company - [About](https://nym.health/about/) - [Press Releases](https://nym.health/press-release/) - [Careers](https://nym.health/careers/) - Resources - [Autonomous Coding Education Hub](https://nym.health/education-hub/) - [Content Library](https://nym.health/resources/) - [Contact](https://nym.health/contact-us/) - [Request a Demo](https://nym.health/request-a-demo/) ### Request a Demo # Blog ##### Subscribe to our exclusive mailing list and get the latest stories from the Nym team ### [What Causes Medical Coding Revenue Leakage, and How Can Teams Address ...](https://blog.nym.health/medical-coding-revenue-leakage) [When I worked in revenue integrity, the question was whether the account accurately reflected the documented care. Were the right charges, codes, and modifiers present? Had anything been missed?](https://blog.nym.health/medical-coding-revenue-leakage) [#Autonomous Coding](https://blog.nym.health/tag/autonomous-coding) [#audit trails](https://blog.nym.health/tag/audit-trails) [#AI Medical Coding](https://blog.nym.health/tag/ai-medical-coding) [#revenue leakage](https://blog.nym.health/tag/revenue-leakage) [#revenue integrity](https://blog.nym.health/tag/revenue-integrity) ### [HCC Coding Explained: RAF Scores, MEAT, and How to Make Every Diagnosi...](https://blog.nym.health/hierarchical-condition-category-coding) [HCC coding is how Medicare Advantage and other risk-based programs adjust payment for how sick patients are. CMS combines HCC-mapped diagnosis codes with demographic facto...](https://blog.nym.health/hierarchical-condition-category-coding) [#Autonomous Coding](https://blog.nym.health/tag/autonomous-coding) [#AI Medical Coding](https://blog.nym.health/tag/ai-medical-coding) [#risk adjustment factor (raf) score](https://blog.nym.health/tag/risk-adjustment-factor-raf-score) [#hierarchical condition category (HCC) coding](https://blog.nym.health/tag/hierarchical-condition-category-hcc-coding) ### [FY2027 ICD-10-CM Updates: What Revenue Cycle Teams Need to Know Before...](https://blog.nym.health/fy2027-icd-10-cm-updates) [On October 1, 2026, the FY2027 ICD-10-CM update takes effect for all discharges and encounters from that date forward. By the numbers, it is a quieter year: 190 new ...](https://blog.nym.health/fy2027-icd-10-cm-updates) [#ICD-10](https://blog.nym.health/tag/icd-10) [#Autonomous Coding](https://blog.nym.health/tag/autonomous-coding) [#Code Updates](https://blog.nym.health/tag/code-updates) [#AI Medical Coding](https://blog.nym.health/tag/ai-medical-coding) ### [Medical Necessity in Medical Billing and Coding: What It Is and How to...](https://blog.nym.health/medical-necessity-in-medical-billing-coding) [Medical necessity refers to health services and supplies that are needed to diagnose or treat a patient's illness, injury, or related symptoms. It sits underneath nearly every coverage decisi...](https://blog.nym.health/medical-necessity-in-medical-billing-coding) [#Medical coding](https://blog.nym.health/tag/medical-coding) [#clinical documentation improvement](https://blog.nym.health/tag/clinical-documentation-improvement) [#Medical Necessity](https://blog.nym.health/tag/medical-necessity) ### [Regulatory and Legislative Impacts on Hospital Revenue: Key Changes Re...](https://blog.nym.health/regulatory-legislative-impacts-hospital-revenue/) [In 2026, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) cut work relative value units (RVUs) by 2.5% on nearly 7,000 physician service codes, a change that touches about 91% of the se...](https://blog.nym.health/regulatory-legislative-impacts-hospital-revenue/) [#Compliance](https://blog.nym.health/tag/compliance) [#Policy Updates](https://blog.nym.health/tag/policy-updates) ### [Coding in the AI Era: The Next Generation of Expertise](https://blog.nym.health/ai-oversight-in-medical-coding/) [The original version of this blog appears on Libman Education’s website](https://blog.nym.health/ai-oversight-in-medical-coding/) [#Medical coding](https://blog.nym.health/tag/medical-coding) [#Autonomous Coding](https://blog.nym.health/tag/autonomous-coding) [#Compliance](https://blog.nym.health/tag/compliance) [#Change Management](https://blog.nym.health/tag/change-management) [#AI Medical Coding](https://blog.nym.health/tag/ai-medical-coding) ### [Autonomous Medical Coding on Your EHR's Roadmap: What to Ask Before Yo...](https://blog.nym.health/autonomous-medical-coding-on-your-ehrs-roadmap-what-to-ask-before-you-wait/) [The appeal of waiting for an EHR-native solution is understandable: you already own the system, your coders know the workflow, and one vendor can be easier to defend to a CFO than two....](https://blog.nym.health/autonomous-medical-coding-on-your-ehrs-roadmap-what-to-ask-before-you-wait/) [#Autonomous Coding](https://blog.nym.health/tag/autonomous-coding) [#Electronic Health Record (EHR)](https://blog.nym.health/tag/electronic-health-record-ehr) [#AI Medical Coding](https://blog.nym.health/tag/ai-medical-coding) ### [2026 Medicare Payment Changes: Key Updates RCM Teams Must Know](https://blog.nym.health/2026-medicare-payment-changes-revenue-cycle/) [In 2026, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) reduced work relative value units (RVUs) by 2.5% across nearly 7,000 non-time-based physician services, a c...](https://blog.nym.health/2026-medicare-payment-changes-revenue-cycle/) [#Autonomous Coding](https://blog.nym.health/tag/autonomous-coding) [#Compliance](https://blog.nym.health/tag/compliance) [#Denials](https://blog.nym.health/tag/denials) [#Policy Updates](https://blog.nym.health/tag/policy-updates) ### [Autonomous Coding: Accountability and Governance](https://blog.nym.health/autonomous-coding-accountability-and-governance) [The original version of this blog appears on Libman Education’s website](https://blog.nym.health/autonomous-coding-accountability-and-governance) [#Autonomous Coding](https://blog.nym.health/tag/autonomous-coding) [#Compliance](https://blog.nym.health/tag/compliance) [#audit trails](https://blog.nym.health/tag/audit-trails) ### [How Autonomous Medical Coding Helps Health Systems Reduce Denials](https://blog.nym.health/how-autonomous-medical-coding-helps-health-systems-reduce-denials) [Most coding-related denials are decided before a claim ever reaches the payer. A code that doesn't fully reflect the documented care, a missing modifier, or a diagnosis-procedure mismatch gives pay...](https://blog.nym.health/how-autonomous-medical-coding-helps-health-systems-reduce-denials) [#Autonomous Coding](https://blog.nym.health/tag/autonomous-coding) [#Compliance](https://blog.nym.health/tag/compliance) [#Denials](https://blog.nym.health/tag/denials) ### [Vascular Territory Coding Changes in 2026: What Revenue Cycle Teams Ne...](https://blog.nym.health/vascular-territory-coding-changes-2026) [When assessing and treating patients with lower-extremity occlusive vascular lesions, health systems need to use the correct 2026 vascular territory codes. The 2026 update to the CPT code set inclu...](https://blog.nym.health/vascular-territory-coding-changes-2026) [#Autonomous Coding](https://blog.nym.health/tag/autonomous-coding) [#Compliance](https://blog.nym.health/tag/compliance) [#Policy Updates](https://blog.nym.health/tag/policy-updates) [#Code Updates](https://blog.nym.health/tag/code-updates) ### [Building an Audit Process That Actually Reflects Reality](https://blog.nym.health/building-an-audit-process-that-actually-reflects-reality/) [The original version of this blog appears on Libman Education’s website](https://blog.nym.health/building-an-audit-process-that-actually-reflects-reality/) [#Autonomous Coding](https://blog.nym.health/tag/autonomous-coding) [#Compliance](https://blog.nym.health/tag/compliance) [#audit trails](https://blog.nym.health/tag/audit-trails) [1](https://blog.nym.health/author/kacie-geretz-rcm-solutions-manager/page/1) [2](https://blog.nym.health/author/kacie-geretz-rcm-solutions-manager/page/2) [3](https://blog.nym.health/author/kacie-geretz-rcm-solutions-manager/page/3) [4](https://blog.nym.health/author/kacie-geretz-rcm-solutions-manager/page/4) [❯](https://blog.nym.health/author/kacie-geretz-rcm-solutions-manager/page/2) ## See Nym in action [request a demo](https://nym.health/request-a-demo/) [![nym health](https://blog.nym.health/hubfs/NYM_March2019%20Theme/Images/nym-logo.png)](https://nym.health/) ## Autonomous Medical Coding - [Overview](https://nym.health/autonomous-medical-coding/overview/) - [Nym's Engine](https://nym.health/autonomous-medical-coding/nym-engine/) - [The Technology](https://nym.health/autonomous-medical-coding/the-technology/) - [Implementation](https://nym.health/autonomous-medical-coding/implementation/) ## Company - [Why Nym](https://nym.health/why-nym/) - [Autonomous Coding Education Hub](https://nym.health/education-hub/) - [Content Library](https://nym.health/resources/) - [About](https://nym.health/about/) - [Press Releases](https://nym.health/press-release/) - [Careers](https://nym.health/careers/) - [Contact](https://nym.health/contact-us/) ## Visit Us [Linkedin](https://www.linkedin.com/company/nym/) Facebook ### © NYM All rights reserved - [Terms & Conditions](https://nym.health/terms-conditions/) - [Privacy Policy](https://nym.health/privacy-policy/) - [Cookie Policy](https://nym.health/cookie-policy/)