During the HIMSS conference last month, we heard many speak on the importance of Accountable Care Organizations, meaningful use, and healthcare analytics in driving healthcare reform. In this interview with John White, Director of Perficient’s Healthcare Practice, the importance of collaborative tools in healthcare reform were discussed. John stated that while discussions around the components of healthcare reform are important, if these disparate organizations cannot come together as a single group, then healthcare reform could collapse under its own weight.
A second trend we witnessed at HIMSS could help this issue. Many healthcare technology vendors continue to demonstrate the ability to create a collaborative environment around healthcare reform with new technology innovation. In order to increase the success of healthcare reform measures, physicians, health systems, and patients need to be active participants in the dialogue. By increasing communication virtually, these parties can connect around the delivery outcomes that generate cost effective, world class care. The end result? A smarter healthcare system.
