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4 hours to complete
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Describe the impact of GenAI on modern medical coding and healthcare documentation workflows.

  • Identify and explore GenAI tools for healthcare and medical documentation tasks, such as YesChat Medical Coder and NCBO BioPortal Annotator. 

  • Use GenAI to automate repetitive coding processes and minimize human documentation errors. 

  • Interpret real-world case studies to implement GenAI strategies for improved compliance and efficiency. 

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This course is part of the GenAI Healthcare Administration & Documentation Specialization
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Medical coders know the weight of precision. One mistake in documentation can lead to a domino effect of claim rejections, compliance issues, and wasted hours. But imagine this: You walk into work, your documentation is cleaner, your errors are fewer, and your confidence is higher—all because you know how to use Generative AI to your advantage.

This beginner-friendly course brings GenAI to life for coders like you. Taught by a global learning and development expert with over 17 years in healthcare and financial services, the course demonstrates how GenAI can automate routine tasks, reduce documentation errors, and help you stay current with evolving compliance standards. You'll explore real-life case studies and see GenAI tools—such as the NCBO BioPortal Annotator, YesChat Medical Coder, and Codify by AAPC—in action. These platforms are purpose-built for medical coding and show how AI can streamline and enhance the documentation process. Whether you're just starting out in coding or you're a seasoned professional looking for smarter solutions, this course offers practical insights you can apply immediately. This course is designed for medical coders at all levels, from beginners to experienced professionals seeking smarter, more efficient ways to handle documentation. It also serves health information management professionals, clinical documentation improvement (CDI) specialists, coding supervisors, and quality auditors who want to stay ahead of the curve. If you're involved in coding, compliance, or documentation workflows, this course equips you with the tools to leverage Generative AI effectively in your role. To get the most out of this course, learners should have a basic understanding of healthcare documentation or a strong interest in the fundamentals of medical coding. No advanced technical skills are required. An internet-connected device is needed to explore and interact with GenAI tools demonstrated during the course. By the end of this course, learners will be able to describe the role and impact of Generative AI in medical coding workflows, explore and evaluate key tools such as YesChat Medical Coder and NCBO BioPortal Annotator, and apply AI to automate repetitive tasks while reducing documentation errors. Learners will also interpret real-world case studies to implement AI strategies that enhance compliance and efficiency in healthcare settings.

In this course, you’ll explore how Generative AI is transforming medical coding and healthcare documentation. Through hands-on experience with tools like YesChat Medical Coder, NCBO BioPortal Annotator, and Codify by AAPC, you’ll learn to automate repetitive tasks, reduce documentation errors, and improve compliance. You’ll also examine real-world case studies to evaluate GenAI’s impact on workflow efficiency and apply practical strategies to enhance coding accuracy in clinical environments.

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11 videos4 readings1 assignment4 peer reviews

11 videosTotal 114 minutes
  • Introduction to the Course & Meet Your Instructor3 minutes
  • Why Medical Coding Needs to Evolve9 minutes
  • Generative AI: Use Cases in Healthcare 7 minutes
  • How GenAI is Transforming Clinical Documentation 12 minutes
  • Free GenAI Tools for Medical Coders 14 minutes
  • AI-Powered Clinical Coding Practice 18 minutes
  • Advanced Coding with AI Tools 12 minutes
  • Automating ICD-10, CPT, and HCPCS Coding with GenAI Tools 17 minutes
  •  Auditing and Error Reduction Using YesChat Medical Coder and Codify 11 minutes
  • Best Practices: AI-Powered Coding Education with NCBO, YesChat Medical Coder, and AAPC 8 minutes
  • Congratulations and Continuous Learning Journey3 minutes
4 readingsTotal 20 minutes
  • Welcome to the Course: Course Overview5 minutes
  • From Paper to AI: The Journey of Medical Coding5 minutes
  • NCBO Annotator: Semantic Annotation of Biomedical Data 5 minutes
  • AAPC Free Tools and Knowledge Center 5 minutes
1 assignmentTotal 20 minutes
  • GenAI for Medical Coders: Simplifying Documentation20 minutes
4 peer reviewsTotal 90 minutes
  • Hands On Learning (HOL): Improving Clinical SOAP Documentation with GenAI and Ontology Tools 10 minutes
  • Hands On Learning (HOL): Map Clinical Text to ICD-10 Codes with NCBO BioPortal Annotator, YesChat Medical Coder, and Codify by AAPC10 minutes
  • Hands On Learning (HOL): Reverse Engineering Medical Coding: Manual to AI Validation with YesChat Medical Coder and Codify by AAPC 10 minutes
  • Project: Reimagining Medical Coding and Documentation with GenAI Tools 60 minutes

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Frequently asked questions

In this course, AI-assisted medical coding means using generative AI to help read clinical documentation, suggest relevant codes, and flag gaps that need a human check. The emphasis is on treating AI as a support layer inside everyday coding work rather than as a replacement for coder judgment.

You would use this approach when notes are long, repetitive, or complex and you want help pulling out diagnoses, procedures, or unclear documentation. The course focuses on those first-pass review moments, where AI can organize the case before you confirm the final coding choices.

It sits between reviewing raw clinical notes and final code submission, because it helps turn unstructured documentation into organized suggestions you can verify. In the course, that broader workflow includes extracting information, checking for missed items, and validating the result before it is treated as complete.

Manual coding depends on the coder finding and checking everything directly from the documentation, while AI-assisted medical coding adds automated suggestions and a built-in review step. The course keeps that difference clear by showing AI as a helper for drafting and validation, with the coder still responsible for accuracy and compliance.

A basic understanding of healthcare documentation is helpful, and an interest in medical coding fundamentals is enough to follow the examples. No advanced technical skills are required, because the course uses accessible online tools and focuses on careful review rather than technical setup.

The course uses browser-based GenAI coding tools such as NCBO BioPortal Annotator, YesChat Medical Coder, and Codify by AAPC. Learners mainly practice prompting these tools with clinical text and cross-checking the returned codes against the documentation.

You practice mapping clinical notes to code suggestions, comparing outputs from different tools, refining prompts, and auditing results for missing or incorrect codes. You also work through case-based documentation exercises to improve note quality, reduce common errors, and decide when AI output needs correction or verification.

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