Kate Tuttle

The transformation of the healthcare industry from a fee for service model to a value-based care model will only succeed if healthcare providers are able to generate a complete, 360 degree view of the patient. In a recent blog Stephanie Banks, Senior Marketing Manager at Perficient, talks about how the importance of leveraging technology to […]

Mark Polly, Director at Perficient recently posted a blog titled Lessons Learned from 2014: Healthcare and Patient Portals. In his blog post Mark takes a look at the challenges with healthcare patient portals, including whether or not patients know they exist and what elements of a patient portal are most essential. Read Mark’s entire post […]

Technology is a major player in the evolving healthcare environment, and organizations are increasing their health IT budgets to adapt to the “new” industry. Having the right technology in place can enhance patient experience, help meet regulatory requirements and provide key insights that reduce costs and improve outcomes. In our recently released HIT SNAPSHOT we […]

As we wrap up 2014, let’s take a look at the top 10 blog posts from our thought leaders. These blogs were published on Perficient’s Healthcare Industry Trends Blog. If you missed these you may want to take a look. #1. What the Market Says You Need in Your Patient Portal by Melody Smith Jones […]

As we wrap up 2014, I wanted to share with you Perficient’s top 10 healthcare thought leadership assets from 2014. Visit the Thought Leadership section of our website to discover additional complimentary resources and to register for upcoming webinars on trends and topics within healthcare IT. #1. Gearing Up for 2015 – 10 Trends Impacting […]

I grew up in a small town in Iowa and lived in and around my hometown for 30 years. It wasn’t unusual for my commute to work to be interrupted by a John Deere tractor driving down the highway. When I hit 30 I traded in my rural roots and headed off to the booming […]

Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) as a model to deliver high-quality, cost-effective care across the continuum and improve population health management (PHM) has significantly increased. In an ACO, healthcare providers take responsibility for the health of a defined population, coordinate care across the continuum, and are held to benchmark levels of quality and cost. In 2015 […]

In the spirit of the holidays Perficient is joining Partners In Health to help fight the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, by providing communication tools that enhance communication and collaboration for the more than 1.5 million users. Founded in 1987, Partners In Health (PIH) works to strike at the root causes of illness by weaving […]

The healthcare industry is a $2.9 trillion business in the United States and providers account for more than 70% of the spend. Healthcare reform is looking to transform the traditional system to improve access and quality while tackling the skyrocketing costs. In addition to federal mandates, the healthcare industry is seeing a shift driven by […]

It’s that time of year when millions of consumers get hyped up about Black Friday. Retailers open at ridiculous hours and people obsess over the ads, mapping out their course of action to get the best deals! We live in a time when healthcare costs are at an all-time high so wouldn’t it be nice […]

The healthcare industry is undergoing an extensive transformation and the changes are putting pressures and demands on organization leaders. Healthcare executives are searching for ways to improve measurable outcomes not only because of the impact they have on the financial health of their organization, but because it is the right thing to do. Organizations are […]

It is no secret that healthcare organizations are collecting more information today than ever before. They’re collecting information about their own operations, their patients and the communities they serve. The challenge for healthcare organizations isn’t collecting the information, but analyzing the data and efficiently and securely storing it. Healthcare organizations that can overcome the data […]