Richard Averill

Richard Averill, 3M Health Information Systems Senior Healthcare Policy Advisor, is an international authority on the development of classification, case mix, quality, utilization review, and reimbursement technologies. He serves as principal investigator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on 3M research contracts relating to the Medicare prospective payment system for hospital outpatient services, the ICD-10 Procedure Coding System, and the maintenance of Diagnosis Related Groups (DRG