I know y’all don’t want to hear from me twice in one month, but I saw a report recently that I had to share following the  concerns I discussed in […]

Although our knowledge of COVID-19 is growing, there is a great deal that we still do not know about this disease and its full effects on the body, both acutely […]

Tele-Surgery Came across an article in Wired this week which showcased the impact of COVID-19 in the field of tele-surgery. The article talks about how to address COVID-19 concerns; University […]

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to force many of us to work from home. With so much going on in the world right now, it can be difficult to be productive, […]

During this period of renewed reflection concerning inequality in America, we must admit that our health care system continues to disproportionately fail Black Americans. If you are Black, you are […]

I want to highlight two different AI applications this week—one involving forecasting COVID-19 cases and the other to help estimate all of the calories you eat while being forced to […]

These times of uncertainty and stress press us to rethink what we are doing and where we are headed in terms of health care. I had a chance to speak […]

Sometimes I think I read way too much about the novel coronavirus. The more we learn about the virus, the more twists and turns are uncovered. Apparently, antibodies don’t necessarily […]

Before the discovery of insulin in 1921, a person diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes could expect to live no more than three years.  The three Canadians credited with its discovery, […]

By now you are probably aware that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued 12 new ICD-10-PCS procedure codes on July 30 for treatment of patients with COVID-19, […]

This week’s AI Talk… I heard a talk at the 2020 International Conference on Machine Learning a few weeks back on the topic of “Doing Some Good with Machine Learning.” […]

Update: On August 6, CMS added two files to the ICD-10-PCS COVID-19 update posted on July 30. They are: 1) the xml file icd10pcs_tables_2021.xml containing the combined complete FY 2021 […]