One of the more challenging decisions a coder must make is whether to code nerve blocks for surgical procedures. We often find clear documentation of the nerve block(s), and there […]

According to the American College of Healthcare Executives, for more than 15 years (2004-2020), the number one issue confronting hospitals was financial challenges. In 2021, financial challenges dipped to the […]

In this week’s blog, I trace the history and potential of the transformer architecture. Transformers is all you need Mention “transformers” to my grandkids and they get excited. But I […]

For many coders trying to get into the health information management (HIM) industry, landing that first position can be difficult. Here are some tips to help you achieve your goal […]

As established by a recent census based on biomass, plants (primarily land plants) account for 80 percent of the earth’s total biomass. From the food we eat and the clothes […]

The March ICD-10 Coordination and Maintenance Committee (C&M) meeting, held via Zoom March 8 and 9, had 60 topics on the combined agenda—29 topics for proposed changes to the procedure […]

At a national level, high performing health systems stand on a foundation of high performing primary care.  Without that foundation we would expect care to be expensive, quality to be […]

Population health, and the payment arrangements it supports, cannot be done successfully without incorporating social risk. Adoption of value-based payment The decade since the passage of the 2010 Affordable Care […]

This week’s blog explores the future of passwords and interoperability in health care. The end of passwords We have all seen the dreaded message: “Your password will expire in ** […]

Juxtaposed is not a painful yoga position – it’s merely a description of how I have felt a myriad of times in life. Wearing many hats seems to have become […]

I sat down with the 3M Health Information Systems Division President Garri Garrison to talk about our unique history and how it’s informing the future of health care. 3M HIS […]

Occasionally it’s worth looking back on where we’ve been to have a perspective on where we are going.  One of my early jobs at 3M was working with other engineers […]