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Three questions with Megan Carr: Current federal efforts to address maternal health care equity

Feb. 5, 2024 / By Megan Carr, Courtney Howell-McAnelly

I sat down with the 3M Health Information Systems Vice President of Regulatory and Payer Solutions Megan Carr to explore maternal health disparities and current U.S. approaches to addressing and […]

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Taking action on health equity: Six levers of transformation for hospitals

Nov. 1, 2023 / By Melissa Clarke, MD

The landscape in health equity continues to evolve. There has been a lot of ground covered since the 2003 landmark Institute of Medicine report Unequal Treatment: Confronting Racial and Ethnic […]

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Three questions with Megan Carr: Maternal health and other payer trends to watch out for this year

July 13, 2023 / By Megan Carr, Sara Brown

I sat down with the 3M Health Information Systems Vice President of Regulatory and Payer Solutions Megan Carr to reflect on health care trends and how having access to data […]

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Exploring technology and the promise of AI in health equity – A HIMSS23 recap

May 3, 2023 / By Melissa Clarke, MD, Courtney Howell-McAnelly

I sat down with 3M Health Information Systems Chief Population Officer Dr. Melissa Clarke to talk about her recent experience at the 2023 HIMSS conference, including insight on health equity, […]

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Practical guidance for assessing equity and the impact of social determinants on health outcomes

May 1, 2023 / By Yichen Zhang, PhD, Dawn Weimar, RN

In 2021, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a new roadmap urging states to address equity and social determinants of health (SDoH) to improve outcomes. Many state […]

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Inspirational Black men and women in medicine: Five things you need to create a successful career in medicine

March 31, 2023 / By Melissa Clarke, MD

In the United States today, black doctors are vastly underrepresented. Only 5 percent of physicians nationwide are black. Why is it so important to have better representation? What steps can […]

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Striving for anti-racism in health care: Putting ideas into action

Oct. 10, 2022 / By Melissa Clarke, MD

It has been almost 20 years since the 2003 Institute of Medicine report, “Unequal Treatment, Confronting Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care,” which documents the evidence that race and […]

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Three questions with Megan Carr: Why risk adjusting is a vital element to get us to value-based care and beyond

Oct. 5, 2022 / By Megan Carr, Kelli Christman

I sat down with the 3M Health Information Systems Vice President of Regulatory and Payer Solutions Megan Carr to talk about her new role as the leader of our payer […]

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Three questions with Dr. Melissa Clarke: Can population health reduce physician burnout?

July 11, 2022 / By Kelli Christman, Melissa Clarke, MD

I sat down with 3M Health Information Systems Senior Medical Director of Health Care Transformation and Health Equity Dr. Melissa Clarke to talk about population health and how, through technology, […]

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What have we learned in the last 10 years about payment for value-based care?

June 20, 2022 / By Melissa Clarke, MD

For all the wonderful advancement in health care diagnostics and therapeutics, the U.S. health care system has yet to solve for high costs of care while also improving outcomes. These […]

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Meet our new Inside Angle podcast hosts: Dr. Melissa Clarke and Dr. Travis Bias

April 21, 2022 / By Travis Bias, DO, MPH, FAAFP, Melissa Clarke, MD

We’re so excited to welcome our new Inside Angle podcast hosts! Dr. Melissa Clarke is the senior medical director for health care transformation and health equity, and Dr. Travis Bias […]

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A look back at popular blogs of 2021

Nov. 30, 2021

As we head into 2022, we want to take the time to thank you, our loyal 3M HIS Inside Angle readers, for your continued interest in and engagement with the […]