HCC Coding: More Than Just a List of Diagnoses

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HCC Coding: More Than Just a List of Diagnoses Article Reference Code: NAMAS.07.10.2026 Written by: Amy Wheeler CPC, CPB, CDEO, CPMA, CRC, CRC-I, CPA-RA  A patient presents for an annual wellness visit. The problem list includes diabetes with complications, chronic kidney disease, major depressive disorder, and heart failure. Each diagnosis maps neatly to an HCC. At first glance,…

EMR Hacks from Auditors Who’ve Seen It All

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EMR Hacks from Auditors Who’ve Seen It All Article Reference Code: NAMAS.07.03.2026 Written by: Melissa Kirshner and Erin Fogolini During COVID, how many of us had telehealth visits only to review the progress note uploaded to the provider’s electronic medical records (EMR) to see “lungs clear to auscultation, heart RRR”? When questioning a provider after…