As we look ahead to March, the only thing my son wants to know is if he can have his eighth birthday party at the indoor laser tag place his […]

Properties of a good AI algorithm A few weeks ago, I saw a peer reviewed journal article titled “Ideal algorithms in health care,” and I was curious to see what […]

On Jan. 18, the long-awaited Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA), mandated by the 21st Century Cures Act in 2016, was released by the Office of the National Coordinator […]

Referred to by many as the “Father of the DRG,” Rich Averill has had a storied health care career going all the way back to the advent of diagnosis-related groups […]

The intent for an individual’s right of access to their protected health information (PHI) is to allow the easing of some administrative requirements, the removal of certain provisions of the […]

The Iron Triangle of Health Care theorizes that cost, quality and access cannot simultaneously improve. For example, improved patient access will increase demand and strain health care resources, thereby reducing […]

The first blog post in this series explored the trendlines impacting the interoperability of health systems and what is happening with the pharma and drug industry. The second blog post […]

When I came to 3M Health Information Systems 20 years ago, the vital importance of interoperability—to efficiently exchange health care data—captured my attention right away. At the time I was […]

The winner is blue! In 1995, M&Ms invited people to participate in a two-month long campaign to choose a new candy coat color for the iconic “melt in your mouth, […]

This month marks 32 years since I lost my mother to lymphoma.  Cancer is one of life’s challenges that forces us to stop, breathe, cope and find a path back […]

I sat down with 3M Health Information Systems Business Director of Grouper Applications and Payer Services Susan Salek to discuss 2022 trends for payers and how 3M methodologies were created […]

It’s difficult these days to do anything in health care without hearing about securing protected health information (PHI) or reading about a security breach. During a recent office visit, I […]