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Juggy JagannathanJuggy Jagannathan

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AI talk: Belebele, NotebookLM and Freakonomics AI

Sept. 15, 2023 / By V. “Juggy” Jagannathan, PhD

This week, I blog about three different stories – two that involve Big Tech. The third storyline is about a Freakonomics podcast; they have done a three-part series on artificial […]

Steve DelarondeSteve Delaronde

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Does value-based care need rebranding?

Sept. 13, 2023 / By Steve Delaronde

Everyone wants quality at a fair price. This is the definition of value. However, when it comes to health care, value may not be the term that resonates most with […]

Robert FrancoRobert Franco

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Prospering through major change as a medical coder

Sept. 11, 2023 / By Robert Franco, CCS

I have worked for several companies over my career, and all have undertaken a merger, made a significant change, like moving to a different electronic health record (EHR), or another […]

Jason Burke.Jason Burke.

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Three questions with Jason Burke: The next chapter of revenue cycle automation

Sept. 6, 2023 / By Jason Burke, Deanna Berkowitz

I sat down with the 3M Health Information Systems VP of Revenue Cycle Solutions Jason Burke to talk about the upcoming AHIMA Conference and the future of automation in the […]

Jared SorensenJared Sorensen

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Generative AI in health care: The hype, the realities and the possibilities

Aug. 30, 2023 / By Jared Sorensen

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) is everywhere these days. And while the hype is mostly warranted, I think it is important to have a clear understanding of what generative AI is […]

Juggy JagannathanJuggy Jagannathan

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AI talk: Is open open and Khanmigo

Aug. 25, 2023 / By V. “Juggy” Jagannathan, PhD

This edition of AI talk explores the meaning of the term “open” in the context of software. Then I pivot to look at the fascinating work of the Khan Academy […]

Travis BiasTravis Bias

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Embracing automation to increase connection

Aug. 23, 2023 / By Travis Bias, DO, MPH, FAAFP

The release of ChatGPT has ignited dueling flames of excitement and concern regarding the potential of artificial intelligence (AI). Will AI end humanity, or is it going to save the […]

Divya VermaDivya Verma

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Medical necessity edits: Example of a limitation

Aug. 21, 2023 / By Divya Verma, RHIA

A recent Office of Inspector General (OIG) report on Medicare’s utilization of one of the highest paid molecular pathology genetic tests caught my attention. You can read a summary of […]

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Internalize intravascular lithotripsy HCPCS Level II coding for lower extremities

Aug. 17, 2023

Shockwave intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) is a relatively new technology used to treat areas of severely calcified coronary arteries. The IVL device uses sonic pressure waves to fracture intimal and medial […]

Travis BiasTravis Bias

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Visualizing our surgical outcomes data blind spot

Aug. 14, 2023 / By Travis Bias, DO, MPH, FAAFP

In the U.S. health care system, we now have many more surgical procedures being performed in the outpatient setting than even a decade ago. The push to migrate certain procedures […]

Juggy JagannathanJuggy Jagannathan

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AI talk: How to bell the cat?

Aug. 11, 2023 / By V. “Juggy” Jagannathan, PhD

In this blog, I explore the state of affairs with how to label content generated by artificial intelligence (AI). This is an incredibly hard problem to solve.   Labeling AI […]

Sandeep WadhwaSandeep Wadhwa

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Three questions with Dr. Sandeep Wadhwa: Shining a light on outpatient safety

Aug. 7, 2023 / By Sandeep Wadhwa, MD, MBA, Angela Haile-Selassie

I sat down with Dr. Sandeep Wadhwa, 3M Health Information Systems global chief medical officer, to talk about how outpatient safety measures could shake up the industry for the better.   […]