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Sandeep WadhwaSandeep Wadhwa

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AI technology empowers accurate tracking of patient episodes across care settings

May 17, 2024 / By Sandeep Wadhwa, MD, MBA, Steve Cantwell

I sat down with Dr. Sandeep Wadhwa, global chief medical officer for Solventum, formerly 3M Health Care, to explore evolving industry trends in healthcare technology. You recently attended the HIMSS24 […]

Garri GarrisonGarri Garrison

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The bell has rung! Introducing Solventum

April 23, 2024 / By Garri Garrison

I am so proud to officially introduce you to Solventum. On April 1, we successfully spun off from 3M to become an independent, publicly traded company and dedicated global healthcare […]

Steve DelarondeSteve Delaronde

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Adolescent substance use is on the decline (but so is mental health)

March 29, 2024 / By Steve Delaronde

Behavioral health refers to mental health and substance use, which can frequently co-occur. This is what makes the results of the most recently published Youth Risk Behavioral Survey (YRBS) so […]

Nate BrakeNate Brake

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Help, my LLM keeps forgetting!

March 27, 2024 / By Nathan Brake

Recently I built an application to demonstrate some machine learning models that our team has been working on. Before beginning to write the code, I found it useful to have […]

Courtney CrozierCourtney Crozier

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Z codes that may only be principal/first-listed diagnosis

March 25, 2024 / By Courtney Crozier, RHIA, CCS

Whether you’re a seasoned coder or new to the industry, learning the coding guidelines and staying up to date with annual changes takes time and dedication. Each year presents new […]

Juggy JagannathanJuggy Jagannathan

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AI talk: AI and scientific risk

March 22, 2024 / By V. “Juggy” Jagannathan, PhD

I recently read a fascinating editorial in Nature titled, Why scientists trust AI too much – and what to do about it. The editorial is based on a research perspective […]

Michelle BbadoreMichelle Bbadore

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Daggers, asterisks and other footnotes for ICD-11

March 20, 2024 / By Michelle Badore

Sometimes, coding guidelines dictate that an illness be reported using multiple diagnosis codes. A widely used instance of this is for a condition that needs both the etiology of the […]

Clark CameronClark Cameron

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How many sons-in-law does it take to screw in a lightbulb?

March 18, 2024 / By Clark Cameron

My late father-in-law was a prince of a guy. He was kind, funny, generous and a jack of all trades. His skills included painting, plumbing, electrical, sheetrock, hanging wallpaper and […]

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Conquering documentation of complications in ICD-10-CM

March 15, 2024

When a patient is admitted for treatment of complication resulting from medical or surgical care, the principal diagnosis should be the complication. An ICD-10-CM code for the specific complication may […]

Clark CameronClark Cameron

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Flirting with models

March 13, 2024 / By Clark Cameron

In the film, The Devil Wears Prada, Anne Hathaway portrays Andrea, a novice assistant to fashion mogul Miranda Priestly (Meryl Streep). Miranda’s chief protégé and confidant, Nigel (Stanley Tucci), shows […]

Nate BrakeNate Brake

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AI talk: Introducing a new Inside Angle AI expert Nathan Brake

March 8, 2024 / By Nathan Brake, V. “Juggy” Jagannathan, PhD

This week I chatted with artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning engineer and new Inside Angle blogger Nathan Brake to find out how he got started in the industry and […]

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Quality care updates 2024: New codes and expanded services

March 6, 2024 / By Sue Belley, RHIA, Nichole Soderquist, MBA, RHIA, CDIP, CCDS-O, CCS

As we embark on a new calendar year (CY), there are several new updates and guidelines we should examine that went into effect Jan. 1, 2024. Specifically, improvement efforts surrounding […]