Change Healthcare, Health Fidelity partner on AI solution for risk adjustment coding

Change Healthcare and Health Fidelity are partnering to offer a risk adjustment coding solution that uses natural language processing (NLP) and machine learning to increase claim accuracy and address compliance issues, the companies announced Monday, Jan. 14. The companies hope their partnership will help provide greater accuracy, better compliance and more precise reimbursement for payers. Change Healthcare is a revenue and payment cycle management and clinical information exchange solutions company. Health Fidelity is a healthcare technology startup. "With their scale, established payer relationships, and years of coding experience, Change Healthcare is the ideal partner to extend the reach of our natural language processing within risk-adjustment coding," Steve Whitehurst, Health Fidelity chief executive officer, said in a prepared statement.