Kate Tuttle

To remain a leader in healthcare, Northwestern Medicine is looking for new ways to collaborate across the health system enterprise to enhance the quality of care and improve efficiencies. With this in mind, Northwestern Medicine established Northwestern Medicine Physician Partners (NMPP), a population health management program. NMPP is built on the foundation of a shared […]

We have all seen the pictures of the paved walkway with a dirt path off to the side. The paved walkway representing design and the dirt path representing user experience. In today’s complex healthcare environment, user experience is becoming increasingly important. In fact, designing and reacting to patient and member interactions is the foundation for […]

Northwestern Medicine (formerly Cadence Health) recently chose Epic to manage their population health initiatives and value-based care relationships across the continuum of care. Rob Desautels, Director, IT, Northwestern Medicine, recently joined Perficient for and educational webinar on leveraging Epic Cogito to enable value-based care. In the above snippet from the webinar, Rob delivers a detailed […]

Perficient has once again is a part of the HCI 100. A list of top healthcare IT companies put together by Healthcare Informatics. This year we were recognized #77 on the list, which is compromised of the 100 largest healthcare IT companies in the U.S., based on revenue. Of the 100 companies mentioned, Perficient was […]

For the seventh consecutive year, Perficient has been recognized by Modern Healthcare Magazine (@modrnhealthcr) as one of the largest healthcare management consulting firms. This year we were recognized at #22 on the list, which is comprised of the 50 largest healthcare management consulting firms in the US, ranked by 2014 total provider revenue. Perficient helps […]

Digital is reshaping industries and healthcare is not immune to digital transformation. The rise of consumerism has created an environment where patients expect to be involved in their treatment and treatment options throughout their entire journey. The most efficient and cost-effective way to connect with patients is through digital technology. Healthcare consumers are becoming advocates […]

Perficient, a Platinum-level member of Oracle’s partner network, has been awarded the 2015 Partner Excellence Award from Oracle’s Health Sciences Global Business Unit. This award recognizes Perficient for their work with Oracle’s portfolio of clinical and pharmacovigilance applications. The award more specifically recognizes partners who discover innovative uses for Oracle technology and deploy successful, groundbreaking […]

Health IT Standards and Interoperability Rockstars to Know from Perficient, Inc. Health IT standards and health information interoperability are at the forefront of the healthcare industry. There are many challenges, unanswered questions and interested parties when it comes to the development of health IT standards and interoperability in healthcare. While advocates and leaders of standards […]

The transition from a fee-for-service model to a value-based care model requires healthcare organizations to re-evaluate their technology and in most cases invest in new solutions. Population health management is a focal point for organizations amidst the changes in the delivery model and payment reform and hospitals and health systems rely on technology to transform […]

Healthcare is undergoing a seismic change in the way traditional institutions think about healthcare delivery. From consumer-driven loyalty programs and social listening to telehealth and wellness programs, disruptive technologies are leading the transformation. Telehealth, once reserved for the chronically ill, is now being used to drive increased revenue by creating services that scale beyond traditional […]

As a millennial, I rely on Google for a lot of things. In fact, on a daily basis I bet I use Google an average of five times. Whether I am getting directions, looking up a phone number or just searching for an answer to a random question – Google allows me to be self-sufficient. […]

The health insurance shakeup continues, and last week’s $37 billion merger of health insurance titans Humana and Aetna is the latest in a wave of deal-making that is likely to reduce the number of large U.S. health insurers from five to three. In addition to the Aetna/Humana merger, Anthem and Cigna have acknowledged discussions about […]