Tosh Kartchner, RN has been a member of the 3M HDD team since 2011. He is the Product Owner for the HDD engineering scrum team, responsible for oversight of the programming tasks and results, and helps to set the future direction for the HDD. Tosh leads the architecture and design for the HDD terminology content work. He represents our team in responding to requests from other 3M departments regarding the HDD and terminologies, and helps them use the HDD effectively and efficiently. He also works with our customers to find solutions for their local and standard terminology needs. Current interests include the Health Level 7 (HL7) Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) standard and Natural Language Processing (NLP).

 Fun Facts

Three words that describe me: fun, outgoing, strong-willed

If you could be any animal what would it be: an owl

What did you want to be when you grew up: the Lone Ranger or the lead in "Jesus Christ Superstar"