The Lovely Coder

09/30/2026

What if healthcare education felt less like studying…and more like stepping into the role?

Welcome to Summit Valley Medical Center a fictional healthcare environment created by The Lovely Coder® to bring analytics, informatics, and real-world problem solving together.

Inside our upcoming simulation experiences, learners won’t just be given information to memorize.

They’ll be challenged to think like the analyst.

📊 Review healthcare performance data
🔎 Identify trends and potential problem areas
💰 Examine charges, reimbursement, and denials
🧠 Ask the right questions
💡 Turn data into meaningful insight

And guiding learners through the experience?

Professor LUCY™.

This is a first look at the direction we’re building toward for the 2027 Lovely Coder Membership Hub, where interactive simulation labs will give learners opportunities to move beyond learning about the work and begin thinking through the work.

Because sometimes the best way to understand a role is to step into the scenario and ask:

“What is the data telling me?”

Welcome to Summit Valley. 💜
The cases are just beginning.

09/26/2026

😂💜 Well… apparently I’m not the only one going to San Antonio! Professor Lucy has officially announced that she’s coming to AHIMA26 with me.

I’ve been quietly building her, teaching with her, and finding new ways to bring technology and HIM together. Now she gets to be part of this chapter too.

And yes… she really said YEE-HAW! 😂

San Antonio, we’re coming! ✈️💜

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09/21/2026

🎙️ BEYOND THE CODE: MEET OUR NEXT GUEST!

The Lovely Coder® is excited to welcome Dr. Kengia Sabree, RHIA, CAHIMS, PMP to Beyond the Code: Career Conversations with The Lovely Coder®! 💜

Known as “The HIM Certification Coach,” Dr. Sabree is an accomplished educator, healthcare leader, and founder of The Qualified, LLC.

With more than a decade of hospital leadership experience, Dr. Sabree is especially known for helping professionals prepare for the RHIA certification exam. Through her RHIA boot camps, certification coaching, and educational resources, she helps HIM students and professionals strengthen their knowledge, prepare for their credentials, and advance their careers.

But on Beyond the Code, we’re going beyond the letters behind the name.

We’ll explore Dr. Sabree’s career journey—from healthcare leadership to becoming The HIM Certification Coach, building The Qualified, LLC, developing RHIA boot camps, educating future HIM professionals, and creating opportunities for others.

We’ll also talk about RHIA preparation, certification, leadership, education, entrepreneurship, career advancement, and the lessons she has learned along the way.

If the RHIA is one of your career goals, this is definitely a conversation you’ll want to join. 📚💜

📅 Saturday, October 24, 2026
⏰ 3:00 PM Eastern Time
💻 Live via Zoom

🔗 Join the Zoom Meeting:
https://us05web.zoom.us/j/83278346064?pwd=8By7bvhcmtUALVgQyRwXdZ43EZPM4X.1

Meeting ID: 832 7834 6064
Passcode: 4uAa3s

Come hear the story behind The HIM Certification Coach and join a conversation about credentials, careers, leadership, and what it takes to keep moving forward.

💜 Real people. Real journeys. More possibilities.

09/21/2026

🎙️ BEYOND THE CODE IS LOOKING FOR ITS NEXT GUEST!

The Lovely Coder® is looking for professionals with unique career journeys who are willing to share how they got where they are today.

Maybe your career began in nursing, direct patient care, medical coding, health information management, healthcare administration, revenue cycle, or another area of healthcare, and eventually led you into technology, data, analytics, informatics, cybersecurity, leadership, education, business, or another field.

For upcoming episodes of Beyond the Code: Career Conversations with The Lovely Coder®, we’re interested in hearing from professionals working as:

• Staff Nurses and Nurse Leaders
• Nurse Educators and Clinical Educators
• Clinical Informatics Professionals
• Nurse Analysts and Healthcare Analysts
• Health Information Management Professionals
• Medical Coders and Documentation Specialists
• Data Analysts and Data Scientists
• Clinical Application Analysts
• Healthcare IT Professionals
• Cybersecurity Professionals
• Revenue Cycle and Optimization Professionals
• Quality Improvement and Compliance Professionals
• Case Management and Utilization Review Professionals
• Business and Systems Analysts
• And professionals working in other emerging healthcare, technology, and business careers

We want to hear about where you started, how your career evolved, the skills you developed, the challenges you encountered, and what you’ve learned along the way.

Because careers aren’t always linear, and sometimes the most unexpected path leads to exactly where you’re supposed to be.

If you have a career story that could educate, encourage, or introduce someone to a career they may not have known existed, The Lovely Coder® would love to hear from you.

📩 Send us a message or email [email protected] to be considered for an upcoming episode.

🎙️ Beyond the Code- because there is more than one path forward.

09/19/2026

🎙️ Beyond the Code — Episode 3 | Featuring Alvin R. Cureton, Jr.

What does a career in medical coding really look like beyond earning the certification?

In Episode 3 of Beyond the Code, I sit down with Alvin R. Cureton, Jr. — CPC, COC, CPMA, AAPC-Approved Coding Instructor, author, and founder of SuccessMed Coders Blueprint.

Alvin’s healthcare journey began as an EMT before he transitioned into the business side of healthcare and ultimately built a career spanning medical coding, auditing, education, and entrepreneurship.

In this conversation, we talk about:

• Breaking into medical coding
• The transition from patient care to the business side of healthcare
• Building real-world coding and auditing experience
• Certifications vs. hands-on experience
• The reality of pursuing remote coding opportunities
• Becoming an educator and entrepreneur
• Encouragement for newly certified coders trying to land their first opportunity
• And, of course… what Beyond the Code means to Alvin.

💜 Beyond the Code was created to tell the stories behind the credentials — the pivots, challenges, lessons, and opportunities that shape careers in health information and medical coding.

Because there is always more to the person than the letters behind their name.

🎥 Watch Episode 3 here:
https://youtu.be/FsA_Uhaz-DI?si=xfk0MWuanIk4PP7Z

Subscribe for more conversations with professionals across medical coding, HIM, healthcare technology, education, leadership, and beyond.

09/16/2026

Feeling defeated while preparing for the CPC, CCS, or RHIA? You don’t have to study alone.

09/14/2026

🚨 A positive HPV test does NOT automatically mean cancer, and it cannot tell you when you were exposed or who transmitted it.

Before the group chat turns into a courtroom, let Professor LUCY explain the facts. 👩🏽‍🏫💜

Most women have no symptoms. That is why HPV testing, Pap testing, and recommended follow-up care matter.

Take a breath. Get the facts. Complete your follow-up.

Professor LUCY said it! ☕️

Educational content only; not personal medical advice.

09/12/2026

Professor LUCY™: The Case of the Conflicting Chart | Healthcare Mystery Episode 2

What happens when everyone assumes the coder made the mistake, but the real problem is hiding somewhere else in the chart? 👀

Professor LUCY™ is back for Episode 2: The Case of the Conflicting Chart.

Inside the purple lab, Professor LUCY investigates a case where the clinical note, order, and coded claim do not fully match. Follow along as she works with the healthcare team to uncover what really happened and teaches an important lesson about documentation, coding accuracy, and health information integrity.

💜 Today’s lesson:
Not every coding error begins with the coder. Sometimes the real issue starts upstream with incomplete or conflicting documentation.

Important note:
This is a fictional educational case created for training purposes only. No personal health information is involved.

🎥 Watch the full episode here:
https://youtu.be/BGUjHOFCZrM?is=Xyan_EXxrV3FgR6J

Watch closely, follow the clues, and see if you can solve the case before Professor LUCY does.

🎓 Created by The Lovely Coder® Academy
🤖 Featuring Professor LUCY™ — AI Professor of Healthcare Informatics

Would you have caught the conflicting documentation? Tell me in the comments.

09/12/2026

Yee-haw! 🤠✨ I’m headed to San Antonio as an official speaker at the AHIMA26 Conference!

I’m honored and excited to present:

🎤 AI Automation & The Future HIM Professional

📅 October 6, 2026
⏰ 2:45 p.m. Central Time
📍 San Antonio, Texas

Artificial intelligence is changing healthcare, but the future still needs knowledgeable, adaptable, and courageous health information professionals leading the way. We are not standing on the sidelines watching change happen. We are helping shape what comes next.

This moment represents years of learning, building, believing, and refusing to count myself out. From medical coding to health information management, technology, and artificial intelligence the journey continues, and the vision keeps growing.

San Antonio, saddle up, The Lovely Coder® is coming to AHIMA26! 💜✨

09/10/2026

🚨 One missing diagnosis. One incomplete health record. And Professor Lucy is officially on the case.

What happens when missing documentation threatens coding accuracy, reimbursement, data integrity, and the patient’s healthcare story?

Welcome to the first episode of Professor Lucy Case Files 🔎💜

In The Case of the Missing Code, Professor Lucy transforms a healthcare documentation challenge into an interactive learning experience.

Can you solve the case before Professor Lucy does? 👀

🎬 Watch the full episode here:
https://youtu.be/aB7qb5sQDXM?is=tztMhWh3ICBj6hxS

After watching, come back and tell me your answer in the comments.

Privacy Notice: This case is entirely fictional and was created for educational purposes. No real patient records, protected health information, or personal information were used.

Behind every code is a patient. Behind every accurate record is a trained healthcare professional.

Professor Lucy™ was created by The Lovely Coder® and The Lovely Coder Academy Incorporated.

🚨 One missing diagnosis could affect an entire healthcare record....