Lithotripsy was developed in the early 1980s with the intent of breaking apart kidney stones. The shock wave technology has now been extended and adapted to have the same effect […]

In 1997, the Balanced Budget Act established a new part of Medicare called “Medicare + Choice” or Medicare Part C. Under this program, the federal government outsourced administration of Medicare […]

Hooray for 40 years! Our many teams across of 3M Health Information Systems (HIS) make great things happen every day. We celebrate every 3Mer and their efforts to provide the […]

I recently learned that 2023 is the 40-year anniversary of the implementation of the Medicare hospital IPPS. I have been asked to share some reflections on this historic change to […]

Explore the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) in alleviating administrative burdens and addressing clinician burnout, as well as the concept of ambient documentation in health care, in a Becker’s Healthcare […]

This fall marks 3M Health Information Systems’ (HIS) 40th anniversary! A lot can happen in 40 years, so we invite you to take a journey with us as some of […]

The 3M Health Policy Executive webinar series highlights our clients’ efforts to advance care outcomes and equity. In October, we were joined by Teresa Pickering, chief information officer (CIO) of […]

The end of year is typically the most critical time for managed care organizations and health care providers to reconcile hierarchical condition category (HCC) and risk adjusted factor (RAF) scores. […]

The landscape in health equity continues to evolve. There has been a lot of ground covered since the 2003 landmark Institute of Medicine report Unequal Treatment: Confronting Racial and Ethnic […]

We’re celebrating 40 years of 3M Health Information Systems (HIS)! We couldn’t do it without our employees’ hard work and dedication.  Working at 3M HIS can undoubtedly be fun. From […]

In this blog, I explore the notion of “fit for purpose” in the context of large language models (LLMs). When you have a big hammer, as they say, everything is […]

For the past two decades, I’ve had the privilege of being part of the 3M Health Information Systems team. As a principal methodology consultant for the population and payment solutions […]