Inpatient Autonomous Coding – Your Next Building Block
Live Webinar
Date: Thursday, May 28, 2026, 2:00-3:00 PM CST
Inpatient coding is complex: It is impacted by diagnosis, procedures, documentation variability, DRG assignment, length of stay and payer edits — creating reimbursement and compliance risk. This webinar presents the concept of autonomous coding for inpatient coding, addressing backlogs, staffing constraints and denials exposure, and emphasizing how expert-guided automation is a critical building block toward efficiency and compliance. Learn practical approaches to scaling inpatient automation, how it integrates within existing coding operations, and how measurable accuracy, coder control, evidence-based outcomes and compliance safeguards mark each step in an organization’s transition toward autonomous coding.
Speakers
Brinton Frisby
Business Director, Autonomous Coding
Solventum
Brinton Frisby serves as the Business Director for Autonomous Coding at Solventum. With thirteen years of experience, he has guided the development of Solventum 360 Encompass and Revenue Cycle Solutions. In 2015, his responsibilities broadened to include oversight of product development for the 3M Health Information Systems Revenue Cycle portfolio. His expertise encompasses various aspects of product development, including software engineering, product analysis, quality assurance, and data analytics.
Brinton holds a degree in Management Information Systems from Brigham Young University.
Shawn Wells
Global Product Owner, Autonomous Coding
Solventum
Shawn Wells, RHIT, CHDA, is an accomplished health information management executive with more than two decades of experience advancing data integrity, coding innovation, and enterprise‑level digital transformation. He currently serves as the Global Product Owner for Inpatient Autonomous Coding at Solventum, where he drives strategy, product vision, and operational alignment for next‑generation autonomous coding solutions.
Prior to joining Solventum, Shawn was Director of Health Information, Coding, and Clinical Documentation Improvement at University of Utah Health. In this role, he led major organizational modernization efforts, including implementation of an enterprise‑wide document management platform, deployment of computer‑assisted coding technologies, and automation of release‑of‑information workflows—initiatives that strengthened operational efficiency and elevated data governance across the system.
Shawn has contributed extensively to the advancement of the HIM profession through volunteer leadership with AHIMA at both state and national levels. He holds a Bachelor of Science from Montana State University.
Learning Objectives
- Identify the core problems autonomous inpatient coding must solve for finance and revenue integrity leaders.
- Compare practical strategies for deploying inpatient automation.
- Describe a workflow model that fits real coding-team operations, including the transparency that keeps humans in control.
- Define “must-have” evaluation criteria for autonomous inpatient coding.
CPE Information
- CPE Award Amount: 1.0 (60-minute segment)
- Program Level: Basic
- Program Prerequisite: None
- Advanced Preparation: None
- Delivery Method: Group Internet Based
- Topic: Revenue Cycle
- Field of Study: Specialized Knowledge
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In order to receive CPE credit for this session, you must participate in 50 minutes of the presentation for this one hour program. You must also respond to the 4 polling questions that will appear during the session and complete the online evaluation within 2 business days after the webinar.
Meeting Code: 26AT16RAT17
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