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Inside Angle

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Conversations at the heart of moving health care forward, from Solventum Health Information Systems.

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Closing the access gap: A CMIO's view on rural health

35 min

Dr. Ajay Perumbeti and Dr. Fred Chang discuss how AI and ambient technology combined with community listening work together to solve access, mental health, and preventive care challenges for rural populations.

From transcription to ambient AI: Giving clinicians their time back

39 min

On this episode of the Inside Angle podcast, Davey Bowers, global business manager for clinician productivity solutions at Solventum, joins host Dr. Travis Bias to explore how documentation technology has evolved from traditional transcription to ambient AI powered by generative models. Davey explains why speech alone is no longer enough and how CDI and coding now need to live inside the clinician's natural workflow.

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Closing the access gap: A CMIO's view on rural health

35 min

Dr. Ajay Perumbeti and Dr. Fred Chang discuss how AI and ambient technology combined with community listening work together to solve access, mental health, and preventive care challenges for rural populations.

From transcription to ambient AI: Giving clinicians their time back

39 min

On this episode of the Inside Angle podcast, Davey Bowers, global business manager for clinician productivity solutions at Solventum, joins host Dr. Travis Bias to explore how documentation technology has evolved from traditional transcription to ambient AI powered by generative models. Davey explains why speech alone is no longer enough and how CDI and coding now need to live inside the clinician's natural workflow.

Why the "why" matters: engaging physicians in documentation

30 min

What actually gets physicians engaged in documentation quality, not just compliant? That's the question Solventum's Deputy Chief Medical Officer Dr. Travis Bias asks Dr. Paul Richardson, CMO and VP of medical education at Conway Medical Center. 

Weaving AI into healthcare: A fabric, not a feature

35 min

AI is transforming healthcare workflows, but what is the best way to integrate it into physician workflows? Join Thea Campbell and Hari Bala as they discuss how to bring AI into clinical workflows to reduce clinician burden and create scalable, secure solutions for the future of healthcare.

Chart crusaders unite: Transforming CDI with leadership and heart

21 min

Transforming a clinical documentation integrity program takes more than just new technology, it takes exceptional leadership. Join Cheryl Manchenton and Dan Bray, CDI manager and "chart crusader" at Cape Fear Valley Health System. Dan shares his go-to moves for building trust, advancing collaboration and recognizing the everyday wins that keep staff motivated. Find inspiration to level up your CDI department and spark your own leadership journey.

Change management for AI in revenue cycle

36 min

In today's world of narrow healthcare margins, technology without ROI is DOA. Join Josh Amrhein and Thea Campbell as they discuss proven approaches for leading teams through AI adoption, measuring results that matter, and pushing denial prevention further upstream. Discover how thoughtful strategy can help your organization realize lasting value from AI and enable professionals to shift from repetitive tasks to higher-impact problem solving.

Innovating patient-centered care through data: ICD-11, ICF and ICHI

17 min

Health data should tell a patient's complete story. That's where the ICD-11, ICF and ICHI classification systems combine to move beyond basic diagnosis codes to capture a person's daily functioning and the vital interventions they need to thrive. In this episode, we unpack these systems with global health leader Dr. Patricia Saleeby. She explores how they enhance care and outcomes and shares her own moving personal story highlighting the impact of holistic care.

Using data to transform outpatient care

15 min

Learn how health systems can leverage data-driven insights to improve outpatient care quality and real-time risk awareness to transform the patient experience.

Stepping stones to autonomous coding

13 min

Podcast episode on autonomous coding and how AI is not just supporting coders, but mirroring human decision-making to deliver accurate, confident codes ready for billing—no human review required.

Exploring the true definition of value in healthcare

15 min

What does "value" really mean in healthcare– and who gets to define it? In this episode, Dr. Dimitri Dimitroyannis unpacks how patient-centered outcomes can reshape care delivery. He shares how standardized outcome tracking, technology and empathy are driving a shift from volume to value and gives real-world examples of how care is evolving to prioritize not just survival, but dignity, recovery and quality of life.

From basement job to cool kid: CIO 3.0

10 min

Artificial intelligence and ambient solutions are on their way to transforming the way we provide healthcare. The conundrum? Using these tools for patient care while ensuring the security of patient data in the electronic health record (EHR). So, how do we advance our health system safely? CIO of Brooke Army Medical Center Chani Cordero gives her take.

Collaboration to combat burnout

22 min

Physician burnout is a global concern, and health systems are searching for innovative ways to address clinician pain points. Emirates Health System (EHS) worked alongside physicians to identify solutions aimed at reducing burnout and administrative tasks. Join the global movement toward reducing physician burnout and find out more about the EHS technology implementation project from Dr. Yaser Abuhajjaj.

EHR and autonomous coding: Why both?

6 min

What exactly does autonomous coding mean and how is it different from tools within the electronic health record (EHR)? Dive into the definition of coding automation with Diana Ortiz as she explains the ways EHRs and coding solutions work together to achieve complete and compliant documentation.

How can we harness social determinants of health data?

35 min

You may be familiar with social drivers of health (SDoH), but do you know how they are documented and shared as part of the medical record? Can sharing SDoH data ultimately improve care and close health equity gaps? Get answers from Lauren Riplinger, JD, and Priya Bathija as they describe what some health systems are doing to record SDoH and ideas for how we can do even more.

Prioritizing people to advance health equity

25 min

How can we infuse health equity into a system that wasn't originally created with that goal in mind? Dr. Melissa Clarke sat down with Dr. Aditi Mallick, acting director of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Office of Minority Health (OMH) to discuss social drivers of health, risk adjustment and other factors that impact health equity. Discover CMS models that are currently being employed to advance health equity and dive into new models coming down the pipeline.

Is AI the new mother of invention?

32 min

Artificial intelligence (AI) tools have revealed a world of ideas for new devices, vaccines and other inventions, but are those creations unpatentable? How can humans work collaboratively with AI to create an effective inventive system? Our guest Robert Plotkin, author and patent attorney at Blueshift IP, dives into the nuances surrounding AI and invention and how these tools are revolutionizing discovery as we know it.

Tech in health care and the digital black bag

30 min

There is no shortage of burnout in the health care industry today, but "ridiculous optimist" Dr. David Butler thinks there is hope on the horizon. He expands on the concept of the "digital black bag" and how generative artificial intelligence and emerging technologies like ChatGPT can increase health care access, decrease physician burnout and improve health outcomes. 

Medicare Advantage: An origin story

36 min

Medicare Advantage has been around for decades, but how much do you know about this historic program? Learn directly from one of the driving forces behind Medicare Advantage, Tom Scully, former administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). He dives into the history of the program, how health plans have evolved over time and how value-based care models will shape the future of health care.

Taking action on health equity: Six levers of transformation for hospitals

42 min

The landscape around health equity continues to evolve, and recent regulations and measures have been introduced to help address the issue, but what role can hospitals and health systems play in closing existing health equity gaps? Dr. Melissa Clarke sat down with two experts from the American Hospital Association (AHA), Joy Lewis and Akin Demehin, to explore equity-based best practices and actionable steps hospitals can take to strive toward greater health equity. 

Looking back and moving forward: The Medicare Inpatient Prospective Payment System

33 min

Forty years after its implementation, the Medicare Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) has been a largely successful payment system. What led to this victory and what best practices can we take away on the road to value-based care? Take a step back in time with Rich Averill as he describes the history of IPPS and glimpse into the future of how this history could inform future programs.

Improving outpatient outcomes with the right data at the right time

31 min

 https://insideangle.3m.com/his/podcast-post/Outpatient procedures are growing in popularity due to cost effectiveness and convenience, and some procedures, like orthopedic surgery, are moving off the inpatient only list. How can we ensure the continued safety of these procedures outside of the hospital setting? Join our guest Miki Patterson, PhD as she describes how data from outpatient visits can be analyzed and applied to create time to care for clinicians and lead to cheaper, safer, more effective health care for patients.

The future is bright: Speech recognition and natural language understanding

17 min

Speech recognition technology has been around for longer than you might think. Discover how it has evolved and advanced over the years from Thomas Schaaf, principal research scientist at 3M HIS. He started his career in the speech recognition environment in the 1990s, working for companies like Amazon and Toshiba. Listen as he shares his insights into the future of the technology for health care and beyond.

From symbolic to deep learning: The evolution of AI

25 min

Artificial intelligence (AI) technology is advancing at a remarkable rate and there is a lot to consider when it comes to how applications like ChatGPT are used and regulated. In this episode, Prem Devanbu, distinguished research professor at UC Davis and renowned expert in empirical software engineering and AI, reflects on the evolution of large language models, deep learning, natural language understanding and more.

Evidence-based approaches to improving maternal health outcomes

22 min

Mothers in the United States face a reality of worsening maternal mortality and morbidity rates, especially mothers in the BIPOC community. What factors are contributing to these maternal health outcomes inequities and how can we reverse this negative trend? In this Inside Angle episode, Dr. Steven Calvin, board-certified OB-GYN and maternal-fetal medicine physician, shares his more than 40 years of experience caring for moms and babies, and discusses ways maternal outcomes could be improved.

More than grit: The tools for resilience

27 min

All of us have experienced trauma in our lives. How has trauma shaped your life and what did you learn from that experience? For Allison Massari, navigating a life altering accident and its aftermath has taught her many lessons and continues to inform her unique perspective on resilience and healing. Hear Allison's story and don't miss her full keynote at the 3M Client Experience Summit, May 22-25 in Atlanta.

Pushing the boundaries of AI in health care

23 min

Technology isn't a cure all for every problem facing the U.S. health care industry, but saving a doctor 30 minutes every day so they can spend more time with patients is something worth working toward. Thomas Polzin, director of natural language processing at 3M Health Information Systems, explores how natural language understanding, machine learning and artificial intelligence can work transform how clinicians deliver care.

Beyond the hype: Health care startups and venture capital

30 min

Interested in learning about health care startups and what they can bring to the table, but aren't able to attend technology conferences? Look past the colorful booths and swag and dig into true health care innovation with Chelsea Plant, an investment manager with 3M Ventures. She provides key insight on what many of these companies are focused on for 2023 and beyond, discussing factors that go into a successful startup and a successful partnership.

Wading through words: Finding the right health information at the right time

32 min

The average patient chart contains thousands of words and those words add up fast when caring for multiple patients a day. Doctors everywhere can be overwhelmed with all this data, that is often scattered throughout emails, electronic health records (EHRs) and phone calls, but what is the solution to this information overload? How can we redesign EHRs and other health care tools to support the way doctors work today? Dr. Subha Airan-Javia, hospitalist for the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, and CEO and co-founder of CareAlign, proposes ideas to relieve the cognitive load placed on providers.

The role of risk adjustment in value-based care

22 min

Is your health system considering taking on more downside risk? In this episode, join Dr. Sandeep Wadhwa, global chief medical officer at 3M Health Information Systems, as he dives into key Medicare, Medicaid and commercial insurer payment trends that will influence risk adjustment, quality and population health.

From science fiction to reality: Speech recognition evolution

30 min

In this episode, AI evangelist Juggy Jagannathan, PhD, discusses the advancement of speech recognition technology with Detlef Koll, global vice president of research and development at 3M Health Information Systems. Travel along the timeline of speech recognition history, starting with isolated word speech recognition all the way to continuous word speech recognition and automatic transcription technologies that create time to care for physicians.

Striving for anti-racism in health care: Putting ideas into action

29 min

What does it mean to be an anti-racist health care organization? How can health systems move beyond buzzwords and check boxes to take real action toward achieving health equity? In this episode, host Dr. Melissa Clarke and guest DeAnna Minus-Vincent, executive vice president, chief social justice and accountability officer at RWJBarnabas Health System, explore how small change can drive systemic change and ultimately lead to more equitable care for all.

Strengthening care by focusing on health workforce retention

35 min

During the COVID-19 pandemic, health care workers were hailed as heroes, but many have since decided to leave the health workforce. Why? In this episode, host Dr. Travis Bias and guest Dr. Bianca Frogner, professor in the family medicine department in the School of Medicine at University of Washington, take a closer look at issues affecting health care workforce retention and recruitment, like lagging wages, lack of coordination and workplace violence.

Digital empathy in the time of telemedicine

30 min

Telemedicine is far from perfect, but during the COVID-19 pandemic it became an essential tool for delivering care. Will the trend towards telemedicine continue after the pandemic, or fall by the wayside? Dr. Matt Sakumoto, a virtualist primary care physician at Sutter Health in San Francisco, describes the concept of digital empathy in telemedicine and how it could help this technology be more than just a blip on the health care radar.

How value-based care does (and doesn't) improve health equity

30 min

Let's face it: Value-based payment models are still a work in progress. How can we create value-based programs so that historically underserved populations, both rural and urban, can experience improved care outcomes? Dive into the topics of health equity, advanced payment model design and more with guest Dr. Amol Navathe, MD, PhD, assistant professor of medical ethics and health policy at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

Transforming health care with UX design

24 min

Great user experience is paramount in our digital world. But it doesn't always translate to health care settings. With more than 20 years as a usability/user experience (UX) engineer and manager, Dr. Randolph Bias has spent his career helping software developers make human-computer interfaces "user friendly." Learn how these ideas can be applied to the medical world, including in the electronic health record (EHR) and for advancing telemedicine.

Meet our new Inside Angle podcast hosts: Dr. Melissa Clarke and Dr. Travis Bias

27 min

Introducing Dr. Melissa Clarke and Dr. Travis Bias, new hosts of the Inside Angle podcast! Dr. Clarke is senior medical director for health care transformation and health equity, and Dr. Bias is chief medical officer of the clinician solutions business at 3M Health Information Systems. In this episode, Melissa and Travis discuss everything from their time providing health care and training to physicians abroad, to how we can address physician burnout and incorporate technology to meaningfully impact care outcomes and payment models. Each month Melissa and Travis will talk to industry experts about the challenges they face, what solutions they have tried, what's worked and what hasn't, and the lessons they've learned along the way.

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