Inside Angle

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

The future of autonomous coding, from a coding expert’s perspective 12/11/2025

The future of autonomous coding, from a coding expert’s perspective Explore how autonomous medical coding and AI are reshaping healthcare. Learn strategies to boost efficiency, accuracy, and address coder shortages. /episode/index/show/insideangle/id/39295160

Using data to transform outpatient care 11/20/2025

Using data to transform outpatient care Learn how health systems can leverage data-driven insights to improve outpatient care quality and real-time risk awareness to transform the patient experience. /episode/index/show/insideangle/id/39021265

Contemporary perspectives on social and structural determinants of health 10/30/2025

Contemporary perspectives on social and structural determinants of health In this podcast, Michelle Badore and Patricia Saleeby explore the critical role of social and structural drivers of health (SDoH) in shaping health outcomes. /episode/index/show/insideangle/id/38773575

Stepping stones to autonomous coding 10/09/2025

Stepping stones to autonomous coding 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. /episode/index/show/insideangle/id/38456405

Exploring the true definition of value in healthcare 09/18/2025

Exploring the true definition of value in healthcare 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. /episode/index/show/insideangle/id/38222990

Autonomous coding: Change management and empowerment 08/21/2025

Autonomous coding: Change management and empowerment AI is revolutionizing medical coding—automating workflows so coders can focus on complex cases, denials prevention, and better patient outcomes. /episode/index/show/insideangle/id/37863210

Care chronicles: A story on the slopes from Jared Sorensen 06/19/2025

Care chronicles: A story on the slopes from Jared Sorensen This podcast details the healthcare experience of a boy in a ski accident from the perspective of his dad, who also happens to be a revenue cycle solutions specialist. /episode/index/show/insideangle/id/37074895

What will it take to integrate behavioral and physical healthcare? 03/24/2025

What will it take to integrate behavioral and physical healthcare? Elizabeth Matney and Dr. Travis Bias talk about redesigning the behavioral health system on the Inside Angle podcast. /episode/index/show/insideangle/id/35815270

Navigating the never-static cybersecurity landscape 03/07/2025

Navigating the never-static cybersecurity landscape Cybersecurity is vital in today’s cloud-based world. Learn about the journey Solventum took to StateRAMP and FedRAMP certification. /episode/index/show/insideangle/id/35577395

Leaking revenue? Try looking upstream 02/07/2025

Leaking revenue? Try looking upstream Denials management should be proactive. Learn about an upstream approach. /episode/index/show/insideangle/id/35197250

Ambient technology: Going beyond the Dictaphone 01/06/2025

Ambient technology: Going beyond the Dictaphone Journeying through new technology can be difficult, but new tools can increase care quality and reduce physician burnout. /episode/index/show/insideangle/id/34744825

From basement job to cool kid: CIO 3.0 12/12/2024

From basement job to cool kid: CIO 3.0 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. /episode/index/show/insideangle/id/34415815

Collaboration to combat burnout 11/19/2024

Collaboration to combat burnout 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. /episode/index/show/insideangle/id/34019897

Sepsis education, preventive care and denials management 10/24/2024

Sepsis education, preventive care and denials management Sepsis denials can be a challenge for organizations, but education can address denials and improve patient care. /episode/index/show/insideangle/id/33604007

Reclaiming breathing room with ambient technology 10/08/2024

Reclaiming breathing room with ambient technology Physician burnout is overwhelming clinicians, but ambient technology can help create time to care. /episode/index/show/insideangle/id/33381312

EHR and autonomous coding: Why both? 08/20/2024

EHR and autonomous coding: Why both? 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. /episode/index/show/insideangle/id/32653642

How can we harness social determinants of health data? 03/11/2024

How can we harness social determinants of health data? 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. /episode/index/show/insideangle/id/30319553

Prioritizing people to advance health equity 02/09/2024

Prioritizing people to advance health equity 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. /episode/index/show/insideangle/id/29876843

Is AI the new mother of invention? 01/11/2024

Is AI the new mother of invention? 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. /episode/index/show/insideangle/id/29441178

Tech in health care and the digital black bag 12/14/2023

Tech in health care and the digital black bag 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. /episode/index/show/insideangle/id/29086693

Medicare Advantage: An origin story 11/16/2023

Medicare Advantage: An origin story 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. /episode/index/show/insideangle/id/28672853

Taking action on health equity: Six levers of transformation for hospitals 10/31/2023

Taking action on health equity: Six levers of transformation for hospitals 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. /episode/index/show/insideangle/id/28477181

Looking back and moving forward: The Medicare Inpatient Prospective Payment System 09/11/2023

Looking back and moving forward: The Medicare Inpatient Prospective Payment System 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. /episode/index/show/insideangle/id/27998730

Improving outpatient outcomes with the right data at the right time 08/10/2023

Improving outpatient outcomes with the right data at the right time 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. /episode/index/show/insideangle/id/27712584

The future is bright: Speech recognition and natural language understanding 07/18/2023

The future is bright: Speech recognition and natural language understanding 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. /episode/index/show/insideangle/id/27499665

From symbolic to deep learning: The evolution of AI 06/15/2023

From symbolic to deep learning: The evolution of AI 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. /episode/index/show/insideangle/id/27160392

Evidence-based approaches to improving maternal health outcomes 05/11/2023

Evidence-based approaches to improving maternal health outcomes 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. /episode/index/show/insideangle/id/26811549

More than grit: The tools for resilience 04/06/2023

More than grit: The tools for resilience 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. /episode/index/show/insideangle/id/26460363

Pushing the boundaries of AI in health care 03/16/2023

Pushing the boundaries of AI in health care 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. /episode/index/show/insideangle/id/26249982

Beyond the hype: Health care startups and venture capital 02/16/2023

Beyond the hype: Health care startups and venture capital 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. /episode/index/show/insideangle/id/25952760

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