When it comes to health care data, it isn’t simply a matter of collecting more. For data to make a difference, it must be put into context. Unfortunately, today’s health […]

In part one, I sat down with Amanda Steffon to talk about gaps and opportunities related to social determinants of health (SDoH). For the second part of the interview, we […]

I sat down with Amanda Steffon, project manager and member of the 3M clinical terminology team to talk about social determinants of health and the role they play in our […]

This week, I cover three stories on artificial intelligence (AI): two relate to health care applications and one relates to governance aspect.  “To see life in a drop of blood”  […]

I sat down with the 3M Health Information Systems Division President Garri Garrison to talk about the 3M health care business spinoff and highlights from this year’s 3M Client Experience […]

Can you share the most interesting or most exciting story that has happened to you since you began at your company?  One of my favorite things to do is to […]

Thinking outside the box has become a truism. It is meant to convey creativity and thinking beyond the obvious. Yet boxes serve a purpose. When we categorize and classify people […]

Risk adjustment is used primarily to predict health care costs based on the relative risk of members or patients. Risk adjustment is designed to mitigate the impacts of potential adverse […]

In my last blog, HCCs: An awareness perspective, I introduced you to Mike, a 66-year old white male with type II diabetes mellitus (DM) and congestive heart failure (CHF). I […]

Posterior instrumentation is commonly performed with posterior and/or anterior column fusion procedures. For CPT® reporting, it is appropriate to assign codes for posterior instrumentation in conjunction with spinal arthrodesis codes. […]

This week I am reviewing the book, “Genesis Machine” which outlines the contours of a mind blowing emerging technology – synthetic biology.   I have had “The Genesis Machine: Our Quest […]

In February 2020, less than one percent of all patient-physician visits were conducted via telemedicine. Within about six weeks, 32 percent thanks to the initial COVID-19 pandemic stay-at-home orders. Health […]