HIMSS 2012 is upon us already. Our team will be in Las Vegas for the February 21-23 for the event. With all of the changes we are witnessing in the health insurance industry, this year’s conference promises to address the many needs of conference attendees. Whether it is meeting regulatory compliance issues or preparing for […]
David Hastoglis
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Global Dissemination of Healthcare Technology
The dissemination of healthcare treatment through the developed world is at the inception of extending successful implementation strategies in the developing world. The implementation of healthcare is now pairing clinical expertise with technological advancements. Standard treatment in developed countries can be transferred to countries that lack in comparison efficient channeling of clinical management, but have […]
Information Systems as an Extender of Personal Medicine into Disease Management
Information Systems – the Customizable Disease Specific Moderator The increased utilization of information systems and technology in enhancing personalized medical management once had its main focus in optimizing delivery of care beyond traditional healthcare delivery settings into environments where the patient would have increased access to treatment regimen. Another segment of healthcare delivery that is […]
New Models of Care Delivery Fuel Health IT Discussions
New models of care delivery are inevitable. Whether it’s accountable care, or another favored form, the current incentive structure is evolving. This is occurring in hopes that waste can be eliminated and quality can improve. Although there is still much uncertainty, the inevitable truth is that the need to streamline and share information is central […]
Using Enterprise HIE to Move Clinical Information in an ACO
An Enterprise HIE is defined as the mobilization of healthcare information electronically across organizations. The Enterprise HIE can be used to move information within a region, community or hospital system. As such, the Enterprise HIE system is a great answer to problems found when forming an ACO. HIE provides the capability to electronically move clinical […]
Creating a Self-Sustaining Business Model for HIE
It is important for state and local agencies building an HIE solution to have a self-sustaining business model. This will be especially important once the federal government grant money ends. It is just as important for healthcare systems to consider the value proposition they need or want to get out of their HIE solution. Therefore, […]
Avoiding Inaccurate Patient Identification for Healthcare Services
As we mentioned in an earlier post about Tracking a Single Patient in a Connected Healthcare Environment, the key to making an integrated healthcare system work is identifying and managing a unique patient identifier that can be used to connect one patient across a diverse network of care providers. In this post we are going […]
12 Things You Should NOT Do on a Portal Project
Yesterday Perficient’s portal experts held a webinar entitled “12 Things You Should NOT Do on a Portal Project”. The webinar was highly entertaining. You can view the entire webinar here. Considering the growth of social media, collaborative care, and patient engagement in healthcare, I felt it was important to recap the 12 things not to […]
Preparing a Healthcare Organization for Change
As any CIO knows, any organizational change, badly managed, can lead to whining and revolt. However, as shown in our earlier post, “How the Healthcare CIO Saves Lives” the benefits of successfully implementing IT initiatives like Business Process Management can be profound. In many cases we are talking about the difference between life and death. […]
Lessons from this Year’s AHIP Conference
We were at the AHIP conference last week, and as shown in our earlier posts, we learneda lot at this year’s event. The health insurance industry is at a point of tremendous evolution, and there are a lot of factors to consider. Here are a few of the key themes that we took away from […]
2011 AHIP Conference Trend Watch
The 2011 AHIP national conference is almost here. Our team will be out in San Francisco for the June 15-17 event. With all of the changes we are witnessing in the health insurance industry, this year’s conference promises to address the many needs of conference attendees. Whether it is meeting regulatory compliance issues or preparing […]
Telehealth and the “Digital Divide”
The use of telehealth and mobile health technologies is booming. From diabetes apps to virtual visits on patient portals, technology is providing a cost-effective and convenient way for patients and healthcare providers to connect and work together towards the goal of better health. Evidence from the Miami Project, which studied the use of patient portals […]