This post is based off of an interview posted on the IBM Impact Blog. Visit us in the Industry Zone at IZ-4 or check out our IBM Impact landing page Widespread electronic medical record (EMR) adoption is hanging on hope that social and economic benefits will be received through the reduction of information silos in […]
Martin Sizemore
Enterprise Architect with specialized skills in Enterprise Application Integration (EAI) and Service Oriented Architecture (SOA). Consultant and a trusted advisor to Chief Executive Officers, COOs, CIOs and senior managers for global multi-national companies and healthcare organizations. Deep industry experience as a consultant in manufacturing, healthcare and financial services industries. Broad knowledge of IBM hardware and software offerings with numerous certifications and recognitions from IBM including On-Demand Computing and SOA Advisor. Experienced with Microsoft general software products and architecture, including Sharepoint and SQL Server. Deep technical skills in system integration, system and software selection, data architecture, data warehousing and infrastructure design including virtualization.
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Promoting Connectivity Through Shared Health Data
Early this week I read an article written by Neil Versel of Meaningful HIT News entitled, “Big health systems to promote connectivity“. This article was part of the Care Connectivity Consortium announcement. In summary, Geisinger, Group Health Cooperative, Intermountain Healthcare, Kaiser Permanente and the Mayo Clinic have launched the Care Connectivity Consortium as a joint […]
What do ICD-10 and Y2K have in common?
Like many IT professionals, I lived through the onslaught of the Y2K “millennium bug”. My current life during the push for ICD-10 compliance in healthcare makes it feel like deja vous all over again. You may ask, what do ICD-10 and Y2K have in common? Good question. Just like during Y2K, we IT professionals are […]
Is Tokenization the solution for Protected Healthcare Information (PHI)?
One of my favorite things about the yearly HIMSS conference are the discussions that occur around new ways the healthcare technology community is dealing with the issues that arise as a result of increased innovation. With medical identity theft looming, issues of the transmission of personal healthcare information over the Internet or the desire to […]
3 Reasons for using a Managed Private Cloud for Interoperability
Cloud computing is a popular topic in IT circles today, and with this year’s Interoperability Showcase at HIMSS, the cloud’s impact on Interoperability will be an interesting topic of discussion. In healthcare circles, cloud computing conjures up fears for protecting private healthcare information and security concerns. There is a business case for a special type […]
“Help! We are getting a late start on 4010 to 5010 migration . . .”
If your healthcare organization is getting a late start on 4010 to 5010 migration, you are not alone. While you should be testing the new 5010 transaction sets with trading partners already, you may just now be getting budgetary funding to pursue a solution. At Perficient, we understand the challenge of catching up to meet […]
Don’t Get Lost with HIPAA 5010 – Try Translation!
HIPAA 4010 to 5010 translation is the “fix” for the time crunch for many healthcare payers or providers facing with missing the 5010 testing deadlines in January 1, 2011.
Let’s work on the demise of the healthcare clipboard!
The solution is a Healthcare Information Exchange (HIE) which is an initiative that aligns the areas of technology, interoperability, standards utilization, harmonization, and business information systems necessary to make the elimination of the healthcare clipboard possible.
The Digital Nervous System for Healthcare Providers
Does your organization need to take advantage of the HL7 messages created by your healthcare applications, outside sources and medical devices? Then now is a good time to organize the digital nervous system with an Integration Competency Center.