Spurred on by Meaningful Use, there has been an explosion in the implementation of EHRs over the last several years. This tidal wave has been sweeping through the healthcare community, sucking up much of the available bandwidth that organizations have to deal with change of this magnitude. The effect is really no different than what […]
John Bradshaw
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ICD-10: What’s all the Fuss about?
Several of the organizations that represent some of the many stakeholders in the healthcare delivery system have turned up the volume against ICD-10, yet again. Some of the arguments against it are that there’s too much of a burden due to compliance work already being done on other directives and some have also exclaimed that […]
The Importance of Being Earnest about Security in Healthcare, Part 2
First, let me start with questions I asked at the close of Part 1. How does your organization manage security and its risks? Do you have a governance process in place, is it comprehensive, requirements driven, with the risks communicated, understood and mitigation plans developed and reviewed? Can you adequately answer these questions? If you […]
The Importance of Being Earnest about Security in Healthcare, Part 1
In Healthcare, we talk about how important security is, all the while secretly hoping and assuming that, as an organization, we’re in compliance and have all the appropriate safeguards in place. When discussing compliance, at the very least this refers to the baseline set by the HIPAA Security Rule and the many contractual obligations we […]
When Containing Costs Contains Solutions
Perficient has created this series, “Healthcare Analytics and Meaningful Use” to drive discussions around unlocking the true potential of EHRs with analytics. Stay tuned for this four-part series to be published throughout October and November. We welcome your comments and questions below. Henry Ford claimed that a good business rule of thumb is to “make […]