Dr. David Butler received his first electronic in-basket message from a patient in 2005. It came as a surprise at the time. This was well before the beginning of what […]

We’re wrapping up another year of fantastic topics discussed on our Inside Angle podcast. It’s been great to feature 3M and industry experts, diving into various issues impacting many facets […]

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 […]

“Paving the cow path” is the act of automating a business process without regard for whether the process is effective or efficient in solving the problem at hand. When someone […]

It’s Health Information Professionals Week and we want to take the time to thank all those who keep health information accurate, secure and accessible. Health information management (HIM) professionals are […]

I recently commented on a post in a physicians-only Facebook group to which I belong. The original post said that when physicians order imaging studies, we often order the wrong […]

I sat down with the 3M Health Information Systems VP of revenue cycle solutions Jason Burke to talk about the evolution of clinical documentation integrity (CDI), including trends and ideas […]

I sat down with 3M Health Information Systems Chief Medical Officer of Clinician Solutions Dr. Travis Bias to discuss what capture to code really means and how technology should help […]

How do physicians find the information they need to make decisions in the electronic health record (EHR)? How does the EHR organize information – narrative and more discrete data elements […]

Kicking off a new year provides the opportunity to take stock of our current station. The health care system, rather than returning to our pre-pandemic state after almost three years […]

It is well known that electronic health records (EHRs) can be frustrating to the health care providers who use them. Often described as “clunky” or “cumbersome,” I submit that a […]

At my yearly physical exam, my doctor and I talked about work, skiing next season and of course COVID-19. The chit chat always helps me get ready with my medical […]