Perficient has created this series, “Responding to Healthcare Consumerism with Social Media” in order to identify the benefits and drawbacks of using social media and collaboration tools in healthcare, explore the doctor and patient communities currently interacting online, outline social media’s impact on the quality of care, and use current innovations to predict the future […]
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What happens when hospitals do not participate in social media?
Perficient has created this series, “Responding to Healthcare Consumerism with Social Media” in order to identify the benefits and drawbacks of using social media and collaboration tools in healthcare, explore the doctor and patient communities currently interacting online, outline social media’s impact on the quality of care, and use current innovations to predict the future […]
The Movement of Patients and Physicians into Social Media
Perficient has created this series, “Responding to Healthcare Consumerism with Social Media” in order to identify the benefits and drawbacks of using social media and collaboration tools in healthcare, explore the doctor and patient communities currently interacting online, outline social media’s impact on the quality of care, and use current innovations to predict the future […]
4 Benefits & 4 Drawbacks to Social Media in Healthcare
During the Perficient 2010 Q4 Earnings Call, our CEO Jeff Davis stated: “One of the things that you’re seeing…is a demand for transparency in healthcare, and consumerism in healthcare, and really focusing on the end consumer, and social media may well emerge as a strong play there.” Social media is atwitter with similar sentiment. A […]
Health Information Exchange as a Foundation for Change VIDEO Interview with Brian Ahier
We spoke with Brian Ahier (@ahier), Health IT Evangelist, Mid-Columbia Medical Center about Health Information Exchange (HIE) at HIMSS11. The healthcare industry is changing rapidly, and Brian sees HIE as a foundational technology for the changes we need to see accomplished in the coming years. Although HIE is important to the future of healthcare technology, […]
Perficient Interviews Jim Weeks, VP of Information Systems at Yale New Haven Health Systems
During our interview with Jim Weeks (@jimmyweeks), VP of Information Systems at Yale New Have Health Systems, he highlighted the rapid change occuring in healthcare technology and outlined the compelling trends in Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) and Cloud Computing. Jim found the trend of “a lot fewer pocket protectors and a lot more stethoscopes at […]
Healthcare Analytics and Meaningful Use with VIDEO
Perficient interviewed Janice McCallum, Managing Director of Healthcare Content Advisors, at the 2011 HIMSS Conference and Exhibition. Janice spoke of the impact that meaningful use has on healthcare analytics. Meaningful use creates the infrastructure and content that allow for increased use of business intelligence in healthcare settings. EHRs dramatically increase both the volume and integrity […]