Scott Schnaars is a technology and internet sales, business development and operations professional with a passion for technology, writing & golf. Throughout his career, Scott has held various positions within companies such as Borland, WebEx, Motorola & Yahoo! Currently, Scott is head of sales at Badgeville, the leading behavior management firm, which is a partner […]
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“Help! My Healthcare Choices are Limited Due to Limited Health IT”
This morning I went to my doctor due to some low blood pressure issues. After doing some initial tests, my doctor stated that she needed to refer me to a specialist in Cardiac Electrophysiology. At the end of the appointment, we made our way towards the registration desk to explore our referral options. The receptionist […]
Ask the Expert: How to Create the Most Collaborative Healthcare Site in the Nation
Robert Sumner is a Technical Director and leads the Web Content Management (WCM) practice within the National ECM Business Unit at Perficient. As a director, he manages all WCM projects and provides internal strategic consulting, including business plan & sales strategy development for the Practice. He is an expert in the web content management space […]
Connecting the Billions of Little Pieces in Mobile Health
Having interoperable, and mobile, health data sounds like a great plan. However, there are a few problems that stand in our way. First, one must consider the pure volume of connected devices. It is estimated that the number of mobile devices will reach a total of 50 billion by 2020. Then one must consider that […]
Sending out an SOS for SSO: A Case for Single Sign On in Healthcare
Ever have one of those mornings where you enter your password 4-5 times before getting it right? Ever enter every possible iteration of your password and still fail to unlock a store of data you only seldom access? Imagine being in that situation while trying to provide life saving treatment in a busy medical setting. […]
New Perficient White Paper! Breaking Down the Barriers to Healthcare with Telehealth Technology
In Cincinnati, a man boards a MegaBus bound for Chicago twice per month. Unlike the business travelers sitting next to him, he’s not lured by the promise of free Wi-Fi and power outlets. Rather, this Cincinnati native sits on a bus 12 hours round trip so that he can have access to a particular physician […]
Providing Health Information to Busy Patients
“People are not built to pay attention.” – Dr. Clifford Nass, Connected Health Symposium 2011 This priceless piece of wisdom was provided during last month’s Connected Health Symposium in Boston. What Dr. Nass successfully communicating to symposium attendees is that while we envision a world where patients are consuming healthcare information in isolation of all […]
New Tools for Managing a Public Health Crisis
Public health is defined as the science of protecting, improving, and promoting health through the organized efforts and informed choices of societies, organizations, public and private, communities, and individuals. In one of our most recent white papers, The HIT Trifecta, we highlighted the most important component of managing public health: data. This was done by […]
New White Paper! Reap the Rewards of HIE with Patient Organization and Community Opt-In/Opt-Out
Open to the public 24/7, and being the keeper of the most private of all data, healthcare organizations are unlike any other in terms of security challenges. A doctor cannot expect a patient to openly disclose private information if that patient fears that they may be harmed by that disclosure. As a new era dawns […]
Helping Sick Kids Get Better With Healthcare Gamification
During the Connected Health conference last month there were a lot of great conversations around enabling patients around their health. One particular panel on the psychology of game mechanics asked an important question about children and teenagers and their health: Can young people learn and adopt healthy behavior skills that they continue to use into […]
Does Fee-for-Service Reimbursement Inhibit Telehealth?
Technologies such as mobile health, telehealth, and social portal solutions are making great waves in healthcare organizations around the world. Technology creates a reality where patients are no longer required to go to the doctor’s office to get important care. The future seems even more promising. Technology provides patients with: Socially-Enabled Patient Portals: A platform […]
Perficient Webinar! ACO = HIE + Analytics: Managing Population Health with Information Exchange and Analytics
With the release of the Accountable Care Organization (ACO) rule, healthcare providers must be able to identify, access and seamlessly share patient information to drive efficiencies and enjoy a potential share in ACO program incentives. Additionally, more than half of the 93 draft National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) ACO measures are also Meaningful Use […]