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360 Encompass System (CAC) Comments
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I am always able to communicate with someone, and 3M does have 24-hour technical support. 3M is...
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3M has plenty of opportunities and technology, but those things come with a very high price tag. The...
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3M is very hard to work with, and I say that because problems aren't solved quickly. I also know...
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I would like it if 3M's patient safety indicators dashboard was more reliable. Sometimes the...
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Director
There are frequent releases, so we feel like we are up to date. 3M is quick to put in a hotfix if...
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Manager
We love 360 Encompass System. We like that the system is integrated. That means that we can work...
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The training we received was specific to what each person did. 3M did group and individual training....
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Manager
We are switching EMRs, but 3M is keeping us on track. The vendor won't let us go forward until we...
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Manager
3M is not the best at providing support. They used to have superior support, but that is no longer...
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Analyst/Coordinator
3M has good communication. They are very quick to update the system with new codes or information...
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3M has robust reporting tools. They also have a lot of good productivity tools that help users...
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Over the last year, my experience with 3M's support has gotten worse. I have had to be fairly...
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Analyst/Coordinator
We have had very good experiences with the vendor. 3M has very knowledgeable staff members. Their...
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Director
The coders' productivity has gone down due to them having to answer too many questions. If there...
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Director
We don't see 3M's executives. We don't know the vendor. If we have a question, the vendor has a...
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Director
3M is top of the line and has been around forever. We can't complain about 3M. Going to 3M's system...
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Manager
3M does requests and product enhancements. If there is some request to do enhancements on their...
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Manager
We utilize 360 Encompass System as part of reading the documentation, and it actually provides codes...
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Manager
We have had 360 Encompass System for a while. Every now and then, we do have a glitch. But 3M’s...
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Director
We get reference materials from the vendor as part of our package, but it would be nice to get more...
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Director
360 Encompass System is really good at identifying our weak areas and making adjustments. The...
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Director
We have been able to receive a lot of continual education from the vendor. We have frequent training...
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Director
3M is fantastic about updating code sets ahead of schedule. The vendor has new technology out there,...
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Director
I can't think of any issues with the vendor's phone and web support. Everything is very easy to get...
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Director
360 Encompass System's price is reasonable for what we get out of it, but we wish it were a little cheaper....
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Director
360 Encompass System has really good productivity reports that show us how the system is helping us...
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Director
360 Encompass System works as long as my coders are coding consistently. The vendor does a fantastic...
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Manager
The system is very knowledgeable. It picks up most of the codes, reads them, and processes them very...
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Manager
3M offers excellent support. If we need anything, they are right there helping us. We never have to...
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Director
Despite my continued requests for regular meetings, the meetings have gone by the wayside. I am just...
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Director
I would like to see 3M deliver an analytical summary of our data. I want them to be proactively...
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Manager
I can't think of any examples of when the vendor hasn't kept their promises. We don't have any...
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Manager
The product is meeting our expectations from a functionality standpoint. We knew there were some...
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Manager
In regard to coding, the training is all in-house. The only training 3M offers is from an...
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Manager
The CAC product is harder to use than the CDI product. We are bringing in all the documents to get...
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Manager
We definitely have challenges with this product. We do multiple upgrades a month. Because of...
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Manager
With what we have going on, this product is worth the money. The product is definitely a quality...
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Manager
The product does well in productivity. When it comes to coding accuracy, there are sometimes things...
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Manager
3M’s upgrades are an area of improvement for them. They should make sure that whatever was working...
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Manager
I would like 3M to be a little timelier on receiving coding clinics. We pay to get the coding...
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Director
3M’s invoices are very detailed and very confusing. They are going to have to remain competitive on...
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Director
3M needs to provide more timely updates that are consistent with new code announcements.
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Director
There is no impact on the coders' productivity because of the way the system is supposed to be set...
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Director
The system is a system that our HIM coders use to help us review the documentation on the record to...
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Director
The system is very easy to use. It is intuitive. We just open up the account, and the system goes...
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Director
During COVID-19, 3M has just made sure that we are still online. I am sure all their employees are...
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Manager
Some things in 360 Encompass System are advanced. We have to do a little more training and go over...
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Manager
The upgrades don't always go well, but a lot of times, that has to do with the vendor's programs and...
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Manager
We tend to be on the outer cusp of moving in our field, so we are always striving to be more...
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Manager
I would tell others that 360 Encompass System works well and is very beneficial. 3M’s CAC seems to...
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Director
We very rarely find an error with the vendor's coding. The coders productivity has increased, and...
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Director
We have a lot of rules and things set up so that the system can catch errors for us. A coder can't...
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Director
The vendor charges a flat rate per hour. We get a report of everyone that works every week. We just...
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Director
Some of our issues have to do with our template where the physicians dictate into the automated...
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Director
3M charges for everything. They tend to charge for every module regardless of whether we are a...
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Director
I am not a fan of 3M's system and its ease of use. 360 Encompass System is a great product for the...
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Director
3M is proactive and on top of things. The 3M executives aren't really involved. Mainly the...
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Director
We moved to 360 Encompass System and computer-assisted coding. The coding piece is a little bit...
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Director
We are currently working to fine-tune our system. We work with another hospital on that. They have...
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Director
360 Encompass System is consistent. I can’t say that one area is a lot better than the others for...
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Director
We have a customer advocate that we meet with on a routine basis to address any concerns that we...
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Director
There is no such thing as a perfect 10, but 3M does everything that they can. There are always...
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Director
We haven't really noticed any difference in what 3M provides across different departments. My...
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Director
Aside from making available new codes, I don’t know how else 3M could have helped us through...
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Director
We have a love-hate relationship with 3M, and right now, our relationship is better than it has been...
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Director
One of the downsides to 3M is they were so big out of the gate that their technology was not able to...
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Director
When our agreement terms come up, 3M’s delivery on some work we are doing is really going to...
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Director
A fair amount of training is required to be able to utilize the product to its full capability....
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Director
We have requested several things that just have not been delivered.
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Director
3M’s executives are currently actively engaged with us. They have been trying to get out there and...
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Director
3M is trying to drive outcomes, but their infrastructure makes it difficult for them to be nimble...
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Director
One of the big things we need is an enterprise look at what is going on in our hospitals, and 3M...
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Director
There are many failure points with 3M's system, and if something goes down, the resolution isn't...
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Director
In general, 3M’s people are knowledgeable, but the implementation isn't easy. The upgrades are...
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Director
3M is making an effort. I hope that I can say better things in the future, but the system is...
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Director
360 Encompass System works well. We just implemented the Audit Expert tool, and that is where my...
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Director
When 3M acquired 360 Encompass System, there was a lot told to us about how the system could help to...
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Director
Some things are really good, and then there are a few things that 3M needs to work on. 3M sometimes...
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Director
In the past, 3M did nickel-and-dime; however, 3M changed part of the code audit technology we use...
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Director
We had a very bad implementation years ago. We had to go back and have our superusers train our...
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Director
3M really is collaborative. We look at them as an extension because of the number of coders we...
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Manager
The CAC product isn’t that great. Our coders are being led astray on codes on things like that. It...
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Director
The vendor charges for every little thing. The vendor is a little behind on updates. We have to wait...
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Director
There are a lot of things in the system that we have to manually do ourselves to get it to work...
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Manager
We have gotten some COVID-19 support from 3M. As soon as things were coming out, they were trying to...
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Manager
We have had some issues with the accuracy and quality of the coding suggestions. Some of the issues...
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Manager
We are having some issues with changing some things in the 3M system and our EMR. The integration is...
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Manager
The 3M product is great. It is easy to use. We have talked with them about things that they could do...
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Manager
Overall, I have been happy with 3M. I wish they would do something different with the pricing for...
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Manager
The 3M product does work as promoted, so it is meeting our needs. 3M has good reporting...
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VP/Other Executive
We have one person who has been very successful at getting next-level support. We used to wait for...
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VP/Other Executive
We do have an account manager, and that person has mostly been responsive. We have had some...
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VP/Other Executive
We have had our challenges with our code updates. Once the updates are released, we often find bugs....
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VP/Other Executive
The coding accuracy isn't that bad. There are mistakes, but I would say that the system is okay. The...
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VP/Other Executive
There is a difference between the NLP software that works on the inpatient side and the NLP software...
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VP/Other Executive
It is tough to support integration between 360 Encompass System and our EMR and other systems. I...
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VP/Other Executive
The actual encoder is what sells 360 Encompass System. In that sense, we aren't going to get...
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VP/Other Executive
360 Encompass System has had some issues. There is a big issue with the working DRGs. The system...
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VP/Other Executive
The only doubt we have is whether a code is truly correct based on the NLP decision tree....
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VP/Other Executive
We loved the decision tree. In the old days, we could start typing the code, and the system would...
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VP/Other Executive
Weird little things occur because the abbreviated terms can mean multiple things, so the system can...
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VP/Other Executive
360 Encompass System has a lot of wonderful features for searching topics, but I find that reading...
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VP/Other Executive
3M moved to NLP and told us that we have to trust the system to give us the codes. They said that...
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VP/Other Executive
We are having issues with 3M's support. It is lacking. 3M isn't very timely about getting back to...
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VP/Other Executive
We have learned to utilize 360 Encompass System pretty well. We use the automated clearing piece in...
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VP/Other Executive
The encoder is just the best. With CAC, 3M does really well. We got a significant increase in...
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VP/Other Executive
3M’s support was excellent through COVID-19. They provided us COVID-19 queries so that we could...
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Manager
This solution is beneficial. I don't know whether our coders would say that though. The feedback...
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Manager
The vendor's support is a little bit distant. Getting resolutions from 3M can be complicated. We are...
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Director
The vendor has been very supportive during the COVID-19 crisis. We have opened a ticket with them...
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Director
We have had the system for several years. We haven’t changed anything or lost any functionality with...
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Director
We do get charged for the system, but it is not excessive. We pay for what we get. We do not feel...
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Director
The reports are not as good as they could be. The data is there, so the issue is just a matter of...
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Director
Before we got our new EMR, we could download the upgrades to 3M's solution, and then we could...
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Director
We don’t always get what we want, but normally we can if we ask and have discussions and...
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Director
3M is still not great with the surgical order suggestion. They still need to work on improving their...
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Director
I find 3M to be more expensive than other vendors, but they tell us up front about what they are...
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Director
3M did an awesome job of supporting us through COVID-19. They did a separate report for us.
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Director
I like the whole system. I am keeping 3M because of their technology. They are robust. I like the...
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Manager
3M offers webinars, but we don’t find them to be very useful, so we don’t take part in them. There...
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Manager
We like that the system is integrated because we have the clinical documentation piece, so our...
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Manager
It is a bit of a mystery to us how 3M evaluates the effectiveness of computer-assisted coding. We...
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Director
We have some sister hospitals now as part of our health system, and we put 3M's system out there for...
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Director
When we get the song and dance, there is a lot of smoke and mirrors that I have learned about while...
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Director
3M is getting better about support, and they have known issues. If there is a known issue, I don't...
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Director
3M has gotten better over the years. If I were asked a couple of years ago, I don't know whether I...
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Director
We feel a little bit nickel-and-dimed by 3M. If we want the latest thing that 3M is working on, we...
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Director
There is room for improvement for 3M's implementation. 3M tries to throw out the same implementation...
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Director
When it comes to computer-assisted coding, the coders really rely and depend on that service from...
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Manager
360 Encompass System doesn't meet all our needs. The coders rely on it, but there have been times...
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Manager
I have one person that manually coded conditions for months because the CAC software wasn't working...
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Manager
The reason why we are stuck with 3M's product is because of the encoding part. That is the only...
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Director
The end-user experience is very positive. The hospitals that lost 360 Encompass System were very...
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Director
3M has been coming out with updates since COVID-19 hit. In the beginning, the updates were coming...
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Director
One of the challenges that we have had with 3M is overselling and underdelivering on some of the...
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Director
Especially with some of our legacy systems where we are adding facility codes and getting charged...
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Director
The effectiveness of the vendor's implementation services is slightly below average. Even when we...
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Director
The training itself was not too bad when we first went live with the system. At that time, we had a...
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Director
When we implemented the solution, it was not ready for prime time. But the solution was the best...
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Director
Executive involvement is rare with 3M. The vendor has what they define as their client success...
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Director
We are getting ready to implement another 3M solution, and that is going to take us to the next level....
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Director
Coders using the system find it to be very helpful. The CDI people also leverage the system to some...
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Director
3M has become much more customer-service oriented and has been a good partner. They have always had...
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Director
People’s success depends on what version of the system they are on. People that are on the lower...
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Director
I haven’t been nickel-and-dimed when we have needed things, but I am not going to say that the...
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3M has been very helpful in sending us information. They sent out several updates and helped us load...
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