Lisa Eramo, freelance healthcare writer

Lisa A. Eramo, BA, MA is a freelance writer specializing in health information management, medical coding, and regulatory topics. She began her healthcare career as a referral specialist for a well-known cancer center. Lisa went on to work for several years at a healthcare publishing company. She regularly contributes to healthcare publications, websites, and blogs, including the AHIMA Journal. Her focus areas are medical coding, and ICD-10 in particular, clinical documentation improvement, and healthcare quality/efficiency.

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  • Bachelor's degree, creative writing, Hamilton College

  • Master's degree, journalism, Northeastern University

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Physician focuses on improving patient access to providers by greeting patients in waiting room
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Physician Medicare time-based services.
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Learn how physicians can offset Medicare payment cuts by leveraging time-based services that aren’t exempt.

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Photo with therapist and client depicting social media mental health counseling billing
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Ambient scribe for clinicians
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Photo with doctor depicting how physicians can avoid denials for addressing social needs in healthcare.
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Physician sits with a patient and uses authenticity to prevent healthcare burnout.
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Physician works on laptop and clipboard reading about medical billing upcoding
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Medical practice team collaborates on integrated health medical billing software
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what is revenue cycle in healthcare
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Learn about RCM, including what it is, what it involves, and how to improve it for practice success.

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Doctor smiles holding tablet after reading 2026 ICD-10-CM code changes
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Prepare your practice for 487 new 2026 ICD-10-CM code changes taking effect October 1, 2025 to avoid claim denials and protect your revenue stream.

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Graphic depicting ICD-10 code changes for 2025
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Image depicting RPA vs. AI for medical billing
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Physician reads on tablet about denial management strategies for electronic insurance claims submission
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medical billing contract negotiation
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Biller sits on couch at home drinking coffee and reading medical billing books
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physician speaking with patient preparing for possible medicaid cuts
physician speaking with patient preparing for possible medicaid cuts
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Medical billing company
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Physician speaks to patient via Telehealth as part of Medicare policy changes 2026
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