As we embark on a new calendar year (CY), there are several new updates and guidelines we should examine that went into effect Jan. 1, 2024. Specifically, improvement efforts surrounding […]

Explore the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) in alleviating administrative burdens and addressing clinician burnout, as well as the concept of ambient documentation in health care, in a Becker’s Healthcare […]

The end of year is typically the most critical time for managed care organizations and health care providers to reconcile hierarchical condition category (HCC) and risk adjusted factor (RAF) scores. […]

We are excited to welcome our new podcast host Clark Cameron, director of payer commercialization at 3M Health Information Systems. Read more about Clark’s background and expertise, including what topics […]

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 had the pleasure of participating in a panel discussion with the ACDIS Leadership Council on April 14, 2023. The topic of discussion was, “Optimized Comprehensive CDI Programs.” A nationwide […]

I was lying on this cold table in the delivery room that early Sunday morning in 1992. I just gave birth to a baby. I still didn’t know if it […]

Each year 3M brings together some of the brightest minds in health care, clinical documentation and health information management at our annual 3M CES. It’s the place for leaders to […]

Hospital-acquired conditions (HACs) are adverse events that occur during a hospital stay that may have been avoided through appropriate care and follow up. Identifying and reducing HACs is an important […]

Health care has long been focused on delivering quality clinical care that results in positive patient outcomes. Unfortunately, clinical excellence is not always accurately captured in quality ratings and rankings […]

I sat down with the 3M Health Information Systems Division President Garri Garrison to talk about our unique history and how it’s informing the future of health care. 3M HIS […]

A neighbor of mine is undergoing her third round of chemotherapy this week. As we head into the end of the year, she was relieved that she had already passed […]