Jamie Churchill

The U.S. healthcare industry has come head-to-head with tremendous challenges that have the potential to cripple the industry and reap havoc on multiple stakeholders, whose different interests and incentives have made change and progress difficult. However, a new era of data-driven healthcare is emerging as players are starting to explore the power of “big data.” […]

There is growing interest in Big Data these days. The common definition for Big Data is data sets which are too large (e.g., hundreds of terabytes or into petabytes) to be handled by traditional means. Leveraging Big Data requires an extensive degree of parallelism of both data and computing and may take advantage of low-cost […]

Join us Wednesday, May 30, at 12:00 PM CDT, for the Perficient webinar, “Using Big Data for Improved Healthcare Operations & Analytics.” Register now! Healthcare providers are faced with significant challenges due to regulatory and reimbursement requirements and the everyday pressures of managing care. Providers must be proactive to manage the health of a population […]

Perficient worked with Meriter Health Services to implement Microsoft Business Intelligence and SharePoint 2010 to work in conjunction with their Epic Electronic Medical Records system. The result of this paring has been a decrease in costs, increased efficiency across the organization, and ability to locate relevant information and data quickly.

Perficient recently paired up with Epic Systems to create the first integration of the two systems in the U.S. for DuPage Medical Group. The solution also incorporates the Microsoft Business Intelligence solution, which improves reporting accuracy to drive business efficiency.

There has recently been a debate going on regarding whether advances in mobile health are helping or hurting patients. I read an article, How iPads Improve the Patient Experience, which gave one side of the story on how mobile technology can be a boon to treating patients. The article references a Mayo Clinic YouTube video […]

Perficient was recently recognized as a Computerworld Honors Laureate recipient for work done with the Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston, Tx. Texas Children’s, an internationally recognized pediatric hospital, is utilizing business intelligence technology to understand outcomes. At Texas Children’s, the heart center team were creating over 450 spreadsheets in order to assist in the management […]

Cindy O’Neill from Microsoft interviewed Perficient’s Martin Sizemore at HIMSS 2012 on accountable care, meaningful use, mobility, social media, cloud, portals and business intelligence solutions.

The Stage 2 Meaningful Use objectives defined in the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act may be the best first step toward more robust healthcare provider analytics and reporting. However, the beauty of these tools is not limited to meeting regulatory mandates alone. These data analysis and reporting requirements can usher […]

We asked social media influencers at HIMSS 2012 to explain the importance of social media in healthcare.

The men and women of HIMSS 2012 comment on what unique qualities women bring to Health IT.

At HIMSS 2012 we talked with patient advocate Regina Holliday (@ReginaHolliday) on the importance of patient engagement in reducing costs and increasing quality in Healthcare.