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Rhonda ButlerRhonda Butler

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Another one bites the dust: The ICD-10-PCS FY 2023 update

June 13, 2022 / By Rhonda Butler

It happens every year around Memorial Day: The ICD-10 procedure code updates are posted on the  Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) website just as people are thinking summer thoughts. […]

Surgeon wearing surgical mask, cap and gloves looking closely at IV dripSurgeon wearing surgical mask, cap and gloves looking closely at IV drip

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COVID-19 coding Q&As

June 8, 2022 / By Sue Belley, RHIA, Audrey Howard, RHIA

Various ICD-10-CM/PCS and CPT® codes may be used to report hospital services for the diagnosis and treatment of COVID-19. Here are a few Q&As from our 3M experts Sue Belley […]

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Three questions with Michael Bee: The future is ambient

June 6, 2022 / By Michael Bee, Kelli Christman

I sat down with 3M Health Information Systems Vice President Clinician Solutions Michael Bee to talk about ambient technology and what an autonomous future could look like. Welcome in Inside […]

Travis BiasTravis Bias

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Drivers of clinician burnout and technology’s role as problem solver: From the U.S. to Australia

June 1, 2022 / By Travis Bias, DO, MPH, FAAFP

Three years after my family medicine residency, I was burned out. I didn’t admit to that label at the time, but I wasn’t sleeping well and even had occasional palpitations. […]

Precious PorterPrecious Porter

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Photoacoustic imaging: Imaging out loud

May 27, 2022 / By Precious Porter, RN, BSN

Imaging methods like x-ray, computerized tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are indispensable in health care, but they have drawbacks. What if there was an imaging procedure without the […]

Dr. Arif KidwaiDr. Arif Kidwai

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Adapting to regulation: 20 years of changes and challenges

May 25, 2022 / By Arif S. Kidwai, MD, MBA

Over the last 20 years, radiologists have been paid progressively less for reviewing the same imaging exam, while at the same time increasing reporting requirements. Radiology payment and documentation processes […]

Juggy JagannathanJuggy Jagannathan

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AI talk: Models, models everywhere but what do they all do?

May 20, 2022 / By V. “Juggy” Jagannathan, PhD

This week I look at a slew of new models that have been released in the past month that have garnered significant interest. I was inspired to write this blog […]

Felisha BochantinFelisha Bochantin

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Global best practices for telehealth [Part 1 of 3]

May 16, 2022 / By Felisha Bochantin

Widespread telehealth implementation has created specific global disconnects that require resolution. In this blog series, I will address these issues and discuss best practices associated with the implementation of telemedicine. […]

Travis BiasTravis Bias

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Transforming health care with UX design

May 12, 2022 / By Travis Bias, DO, MPH, FAAFP

It is an honor to co-host the Inside Angle podcast alongside Dr. Melissa Clarke. In our first episode, we introduced ourselves to the Inside Angle community. And now, it is […]

Grethen MillsGretchen Mills

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Episodes as a steppingstone to full risk capitation in the shift to value-based payment

May 9, 2022 / By Gretchen Mills

The shift of the U.S. health care system from fee for service (FFS) to value-based care and payment now seems inevitable. To date, the transition has been relatively slow, as […]

Sandeep WadhwaSandeep Wadhwa

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Three questions with Sandeep Wadhwa, MD, MBA: Making ambulatory patients safer

May 4, 2022 / By Sandeep Wadhwa, MD, MBA, Kelli Christman

I sat down with 3M Health Information Systems Global Chief Medical Officer Sandeep Wadhwa, MD, MBA, to discuss his thoughts on increasing ambulatory patient safety protocols. Sandeep, you recently attended […]

Karla VonEschenKarla VonEschen

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Preparing for ICD-11: Lessons learned from implementing ICD-10

May 2, 2022 / By Karla VonEschen, MS, CPC, CPMA

The transition to ICD-11 is coming and 3M HIS is here to help. We’ll debrief the major updates for you and provide an analysis on how the proposed changes could […]