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AI Talk: Fair treatment, call clarity and book review

Jan. 29, 2021 / By V. “Juggy” Jagannathan, PhD

This week’s AI Talk… Fair treatment MIT Technology Review, my go to magazine for all things tech and AI, linked to an article in Nature this week. A team of […]

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Health insurers asked to spend an additional $2.5 billion on primary care: Why?

Jan. 29, 2021 / By L. Gordon Moore, MD

Current payment models are inadequate for the full scope of work in primary care. Last month, the Purchaser Business Group on Health (PBGH) and the California Medical Association (CMA) addressed […]

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Clinician burnout and time to care

Jan. 27, 2021 / By L. Gordon Moore, MD

When asked to reflect on what inspired their career choices most doctors and nurses will speak about the professional satisfaction and joy in helping people. They will talk about making […]

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Focus on E/M coding: New Year, new resolutions, new outpatient office visit coding guidelines

Jan. 25, 2021 / By Karla VonEschen, MS, CPC, CPMA

New year, new month, new changes to documentation and coding for outpatient office visit codes 99202-99205 and 99211-99215. If it feels like you have been inundated with information and updates […]

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AI Talk: Modeling inoculations and machine learning startups

Jan. 22, 2021 / By V. “Juggy” Jagannathan, PhD

This week’s AI Talk… Modeling inoculations Recently we have been hearing this familiar refrain: “Vaccines do not prevent COVID-19– vaccinations do!”  It looks like we now have an approach to […]

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Three reasons not to celebrate the end of surprise medical bills

Jan. 20, 2021 / By Steve Delaronde

After narrowly missing an opportunity at the end of 2019 to end the outrage surrounding surprise medical bills, the United States Congress finally agreed to ban most of them. The […]

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CMS call to action on social determinants of health

Jan. 18, 2021 / By Private: Katie Christensen

CMS has indicated that social determinants of health (SDOH) are not just an adjunct element to our health care ecosystem, but are increasingly driving the definition of health care itself […]

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AI Talk: Regulating algorithms, LO-shot and Consumer Electronic Show (CES) 2021

Jan. 15, 2021 / By V. “Juggy” Jagannathan, PhD

Regulating algorithms We need no further proof that AI has made inroads in our lives than to see fresh regulations being contemplated by New York City. The city has proposed […]

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Innovations in health care delivery: CVS Health

Jan. 15, 2021 / By L. Gordon Moore, MD

People with chronic health conditions face many challenges as they work to manage those conditions to the best of their ability. A 2018 survey of certified diabetes educators asked how […]

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It’s still about the prices

Jan. 13, 2021 / By Matt Gallivan

Health economist Uwe Reinhardt famously declared in 2003 that if you want to address higher spending on health care in the U.S., then “it’s the prices, stupid.” Yet almost 20 […]

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Three questions with Sandeep Wadhwa, MD

Jan. 11, 2021 / By Sandeep Wadhwa, MD, MBA, Kelli Christman

Kelli sat down with 3M Health Information Systems Global Chief Medical Officer Sandeep Wadhwa, MD, MBA, to look at what’s coming in 2021 and how 2020 still managed to shine […]

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AI Talk: “Turning Point” and emerging technologies

Jan. 8, 2021 / By V. “Juggy” Jagannathan, PhD

Let me start by wishing everyone the very best for 2021! As vaccines begin to be distributed, with any luck we will return to a new normal by early summer. […]