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Rhonda ButlerRhonda Butler

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Cheers to 40 years! Celebrating four decades of 3M Health Information Systems – Part 2

Oct. 23, 2023 / By Rhonda Butler

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 […]

Courtney Crozier

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Take note of 2024 ICD-10-CM changes for October 1 implementation

Oct. 19, 2023 / By Courtney Crozier, RHIA, CCS

As fall arrives, the leaves on the trees begin to change color, pumpkin spice aroma fills the air, and spooky decorations adorn the shopping aisles. However, in the medical coding […]

David BaconDavid Bacon

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Cheers to 40 years! Celebrating four decades of 3M Health Information Systems

Oct. 18, 2023 / By David Bacon

This October marks 3M Health Information Systems’ (HIS) 40th anniversary! A lot can happen in 40 years. From an RV in Salt Lake City (Read more about that here.) to […]

Tom OnikiTom Oniki

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The importance of communication: The “right” technology approach starts with communication

Oct. 11, 2023 / By Tom Oniki

Some years ago, while working for a health care organization, one of my duties was to work with clinicians and our electronic health record (EHR) vendor to tailor the EHR […]

Michelle BbadoreMichelle Bbadore

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CMS updates SDoH infographic

Oct. 9, 2023 / By Michelle Badore

Following the latest social determinants of health (SDoH) rules released early August, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released an updated infographic on the importance of data […]

Juggy JagannathanJuggy Jagannathan

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AI talk: “The Coming Wave,” Innovator of the Year

Oct. 6, 2023 / By V. “Juggy” Jagannathan, PhD

A timely book by the founder of DeepMind, Mustafa Suleyman, is the main topic of discussion in this blog. The other topic is the pioneering work done by University of […]

Mike RistauMike Ristau

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Three questions with Michael Ristau: We’re just around the corner, but we’re all over the world

Oct. 5, 2023 / By Michael Ristau, MBA, Courtney Howell-McAnelly

I sat down with Michael Ristau, 3M Health Information Systems (HIS) vice president of global marketing and international growth officer, where he shared more about the division’s global background, approach […]

Rhonda ButlerRhonda Butler

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September ICD-10 C&M diagnosis meeting highlights

Oct. 3, 2023 / By Rhonda Butler

The diagnosis portion of the September ICD-10 Coordination and Maintenance (C&M) meeting, hosted by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), was marked […]

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Identify health care quality with the SDoH screening tool

Sept. 27, 2023

One of the most important ways that identifying social determinants of health (SDoH) can improve health care is by improving access to care. Individuals who live in poverty, have low […]

Pam BanningPam Banning

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The importance of communication: Laboratory terminology perspective

Sept. 25, 2023 / By Pam Banning

The laboratory team of the 3M clinical terminology group is in its 18th year of providing laboratory terminology consulting to the public. In the beginning, a client said the phone […]

Krista SontumKrista Sontum

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The importance of communication: Why we ask what we ask

Sept. 20, 2023 / By Krista Sontum, RN, BSN

Recently, I was driving my children’s babysitter home to a gated community and needed to enter the code into the entrance keypad. I asked the 15-year-old babysitter: “Do I put […]

Clark CameronClark Cameron

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Meet our newest Inside Angle podcast host: Clark Cameron

Sept. 18, 2023 / By Clark Cameron

We are excited to welcome our new podcast host Clark Cameron, director of payer commercialization at 3M Health Information Systems. Read more about Clark’s background and expertise, including what topics […]