I look at my 14-year-old boy every day and think how much I love this guy. His quirks and all! He’s come a long way. He was first diagnosed with […]

Many health care organizations have hesitated to adopt cloud-based applications due to a variety of issues including security, performance and productivity. However, thanks to technology advances, today’s cloud solutions offer […]

I sat down with the 3M Health Information Systems VP of CDI Paul Whitaker to talk about his unique background that led him to 3M HIS, how the pandemic has […]

This is part one for a two-part series on FY 2022 ICD-10-CM/PCS updates. Look for part two in the next edition of JustCoding Inpatient. A popular morning radio show in […]

Population health is central for health care providers and payers striving to improve quality of care and lower costs. Population health is defined as “the health outcomes of a group […]

This week’s blog examines our pandemic response, a science tech competition involving autonomous cars and the role of complex simulation software powered by AI. Pandemic quarterbacking The pandemic is still […]

A few weeks ago, I had a conversation with a friend of mine. He is a retired internist who was in charge of utilization management at a large health insurance […]

This is the question behind a publication from Dr. Will Bleser and colleagues at the Duke Margolis Center for Health Policy. Anyone doing or contemplating work similar to this has […]

If you had the opportunity to compete in the Olympics in your chosen profession, as an individual or as a department, do you think you would be good enough to […]

Bringing your car to a mechanic is a lot like going to the doctor. Auto mechanics and doctors both work within a predominantly fee-for-service system where information asymmetry prevails. Information […]

In this week’s blog, I examine what happens when an algorithm’s prediction is wrong. I also look into how deep learning is shaping weather forecasting. The last story is on […]

According to the Center for Disease Control’s National Diabetic Statistics Report 2020, there are 34 million people in the United States that have diabetes. That is 11 percent of the […]