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 […]

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.   […]

How easy is it to implement bundled payment? Depending on your team and key policy choices, easy is relative. You can avoid pitfalls and experience a relatively stress free, structured […]

As care volume moves to outpatient settings, focus on procedural safety is key. In this episode Sandeep Wadhwa, 3M HIS global chief medical officer, discusses a new methodology created to […]

I sat down with 3M Health Information Systems Global Chief Medical Officer Sandeep Wadhwa, MD, MBA, to discuss the need for improved ambulatory safety protocols and how it could impact […]

Do you wonder what keeps CFOs up at night? No, just me? Well, in case you were wondering, here are some questions every CFO asks themselves: How can my facility […]

I sat down with 3M Health Information Systems Global Chief Medical Officer Sandeep Wadhwa, MD, MBA, to discuss his thoughts on increasing ambulatory patient safety protocols. Sandeep, you recently attended […]

As the song goes, sometimes we need “a little help from our friends.” As many organizations are learning from the COVID-19 pandemic, needs often exceed resources, so it makes sense […]

New year, new month, new changes to documentation and coding for outpatient office visit codes 99202-99205 and 99211-99215. If it feels like you have been inundated with information and updates […]

Florida is known for its high population of retirees. I just recently moved from the Panhandle down to Southwest Florida, leaving a mostly rural area with families and young people. […]

The summer months have passed us by and autumn is here which means flu and cold season is upon us. But wait, we are just beginning to heal from the […]

HCCs are a “problem.” By that I mean no organization can ignore the impact of HCCs. No CDI specialist, HIM professional, quality specialist, provider or billing auditor can remain uneducated […]