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Aug. 17, 2022 / By Amanda Steffon, Precious Porter, RN, BSN
In part one, I sat down with Amanda Steffon to talk about gaps and opportunities related to social determinants of health (SDoH). For the second part of the interview, we […]
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Aug. 15, 2022 / By Amanda Steffon, Precious Porter, RN, BSN
I sat down with Amanda Steffon, project manager and member of the 3M clinical terminology team to talk about social determinants of health and the role they play in our […]
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Aug. 3, 2022 / By Steve Delaronde
Thinking outside the box has become a truism. It is meant to convey creativity and thinking beyond the obvious. Yet boxes serve a purpose. When we categorize and classify people […]
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July 13, 2022 / By Steve Cantwell
In February 2022, the world lost one of its greatest health care innovators. Dr. Paul Farmer, co-founder of Partners in Health (PIH), died at 62 years old, after a lifetime […]
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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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July 6, 2022 / By Amanda Steffon
Pearl S. Buck, Pulitzer and Noble Prize-winning novelist, said “The test of a civilization is in the way that it cares for its helpless members.” How we care for those […]
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Jan. 5, 2022 / By Clark Cameron
Recently, I visited my optician after an 18-month, pandemic-induced absence. The doctor is a rather pleasant fellow, but the annual exam is just as much fun as I recall. First […]
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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 […]
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Oct. 25, 2021 / By L. Gordon Moore, MD
This is the question behind a publication from Dr. Will Bleser and colleagues at the Duke Margolis Center for Health Policy. Anyone doing or contemplating work similar to this has […]
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Aug. 20, 2021 / By Sandeep Wadhwa, MD, MBA, Kelli Christman
I sat down with 3M Health Information Systems Global Chief Medical Officer Sandeep Wadhwa, MD, MBA, to discuss CMS’ latest guidance on Z codes, SDoH and how that will impact […]
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Aug. 11, 2021 / By Melissa Clarke, MD
In part one of my blog series, I detailed some of the health care inequities faced by aging Americans of color in an interview that was part of the AARP […]
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Aug. 4, 2021 / By Melissa Clarke, MD
Everyone deserves the opportunity to live a long, healthy and rewarding life. However, we know that older adults of color disproportionally experience inequities in the health care system. Disrupt Disparities, an […]