HCC(Hierarchical Condition Categories) is Medicare’s risk-adjustment methodology to estimate projected costs for Medicare beneficiaries based on their disease burden and demographic risk.
The following steps to optimize HCCs can enable health systems increase revenue while ensuring care funding and reporting corresponds to complexity and care needs of the covered patient populations. 

1) Closure of Care Gaps through proper coding of HCC Dx
2) Physician Training & Engagement
3) Customization of current EMR Workflows (Epic/Cerner) to optimize HCC Capture
4) Performance Reports and Program Effectiveness