Salary gains stick for most coders, medical staffers; auditing activity soars

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Article Overview

This article summarizes findings from the 2019 DecisionHealth Salary Survey about compensation, daily work volume, and expanding responsibilities in medical group practices. It is useful for coders, auditors, compliance staff, practice administrators, and revenue cycle leaders who want a high-level view of staffing trends, pay patterns, and the growing emphasis on auditing and compliance-related functions.

Why This Topic Matters

It helps readers understand broader workforce and operational trends affecting coding and practice management roles, including how salaries, workload, and added duties are shifting across medical group settings.

What You Will Learn

  • How medical group salary trends changed over the prior year
  • Which broad job categories and practice factors were associated with higher pay
  • What the survey reported about coding, claims-processing, and review activity
  • Which types of additional responsibilities medical practice staff said they were taking on
  • How practices reported changing staffing and operational structures over time

Who Should Read This

  • Medical coders
  • Coding auditors
  • Compliance staff
  • Practice administrators
  • Revenue cycle leaders
  • Medical office managers

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