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Blog articles written by the 3M HDD team on terminologies, healthcare interoperability, medical informatics and other topics that may be of interest.

Language and the Importance of Clarifying Questions: Why We Ask What We Ask

Recently, I was driving my children’s babysitter home to a gated community and needed to enter the code into the entrance keypad.
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Risk Adjustment: A Look at Version 28 2024

For the past year, I’ve been immersed in the world of Hierarchical Condition Category (HCC) coding.
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Technology, health care and the senior population

My dad has always had a fascination with gadgets.
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AI is in the news: Are patients and providers ready?

Artificial intelligence (AI) in health care is making headlines.
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Cancer and kindness: A message from my late sister-in-law

My sister-in-law recently passed away after a decade-long battle with cancer.
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Can Clinical Documentation Integrity specialists play a role in length of stay?

Have you ever noticed how fashion trends make their way back around every few decades?
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Coping with Change

Change is an inevitable part of life – like death and taxes.
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Classical art builds resiliency for patient advocates

Graduating with two Bachelor of Science degrees (biology and medical technology), the sciences ruled my younger world.
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Part 2: A view of SDoH through the eyes of a social worker

In part one, I sat down with Amanda Steffon to talk about gaps and opportunities related to social determinants of health (SDoH).
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Part 1: A view of SDoH through the eyes of a social worker

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 lives.
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