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Norwood publishes analysis of CMS 2027 Advance Notice
Download the guide here. Medicare Advantage just shifted again — and 2027 is already reshaping your 2026 strategy. If you think the 2027 Advance Notice…
February 19, 2026
Morbid obesity vs. Class 3 obesity for medical coding: Which to use—and which is accepted?
By Brian Murphy A mid-revenue cycle professional lamented on a recent call that their CDI program is hindered because physicians don’t want to diagnose “morbid…
A reckoning for Medicare Advantage: Inside the Kaiser case with Mary Inman and Liz Soltan
Listen to the episode here. Medicare Advantage is undergoing a reckoning … and that reckoning is coming from within. In January Kaiser Permanente affiliates agreed…
A very bad start to the year for Medicare Advantage; whistleblowers and government officials expose questionable risk adjustment coding practices
By Brian Murphy This has been a terrible start to the year for Medicare Advantage. Senator Chuck Grassley’s report “How UnitedHealth Group Puts the…
From Encephalopathy to Edema: Talking chart review with Dr. Tarman Aziz
Listen to the episode here. I’m consistently surprised at how few CDI or IP coding professionals talk about their most basic job function. The very reason they are hired,…