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 ..read more

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 ..read more

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 ..read more

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.  ..read more

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 ..read more

 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 ..read more

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 ..read more

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 ..read more

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 ..read more

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 ..read more