Continuing the discussion of my observations from last week, here are a few highlights from various sessions conducted during the 2021 AMIA National Symposium. The sessions can be grouped under […]

I look at my 14-year-old boy every day and think how much I love this guy. His quirks and all! He’s come a long way. He was first diagnosed with […]

I sat down with the 3M Health Information Systems VP of CDI Paul Whitaker to talk about his unique background that led him to 3M HIS, how the pandemic has […]

This week’s blog examines our pandemic response, a science tech competition involving autonomous cars and the role of complex simulation software powered by AI. Pandemic quarterbacking The pandemic is still […]

I sat down with the 3M Health Information Systems Division President Garri Garrison to talk about connecting with clients and ensuring they are prepared for a smooth transition to automation […]

The latest ICD-10 Coordination and Maintenance Committee (C&M) was held virtually Sept. 14-15. First on the agenda, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced its final joint decision […]

COVID-19 and its multiple waves has led to many hospitalizations in India. India reported the peak of 414,000 cases in a single day on May 6, 20211. The burden brought […]

Have you ever heard someone say, “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure?” It was Benjamin Franklin who coined this phrase in 1736 to remind the citizens […]

As the SARS-CoV-2 delta variant spreads rampantly through the unvaccinated population, an increasing number of businesses (e.g., restaurants, concerts, gyms) are requiring customers to show proof of vaccination for entry. […]

Code generation Over the years I have programmed in many languages, starting with Fortran IV in the early seventies. In those days, we had to punch the program instructions into […]

AI models for COVID-19 I was skimming through MIT Technology Review and I saw one article that stopped me cold. It proclaimed that hundreds of AI models were developed to […]

The COVID-19 pandemic has heightened our awareness of the disparities in health equity: accessibility to health care facilities; individual ability and awareness to attend to health care management; support systems […]