Trying to stay ahead of the curve when it comes to IT issues is a challenging task. Emerging technology forces in the financial services industry are already impacting business. The convergence of these forces does present challenges; however, it also provides a window of opportunity for financial institutions to elevate business performance and gain a […]
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Top 5 Technology Trends in Healthcare – January 2013
The healthcare IT field is rapidly developing and changing. Emerging technology and updated regulations put pressure on healthcare providers and health plans to stay ahead of the curve. Perficient creates a monthly list that explores some of the current topics and issues in health IT. This list examines the most talked about issues and technologies […]
Webinar: Creating a ‘Customer 360’ with Master Data Mgmt.
Technology has challenged the financial services industry and will continue to play a vital role in supporting business growth and change. With change comes new challenges for financial institutions. Mobile, social and analytics strategies give the promise of improved customer service, reduced costs, effective marketing and banking innovation. However, these strategies require a trusted view of their data – something […]
What Tablet Growth Means for Your 2013 Banking Services Strategy
Believe it or not, an astounding 19 percent of Americans over the age of 18 now own a tablet of some sort. This is double the number Forrester noted in 2011. It’s true that tech penetration is lower among adults over 47, but not by much. This demographic is now at 14 percent ownership, which is […]
Patient Data & Bundled Payments: Robbing Peter to Pay for Paul
The topic of bundled payments, and how healthcare organizations and ACOs will respond, has been a vital point of discussion as of late. As a result, my favorite read last week was Bundled Payments: Challenges & Opportunities written by Sheldon Hamburger and Erica Jankelovitz, JD, on the HIMSS site. For the uninitiated, bundled payments are […]
The Truth About Mobile Offers and Rewards
2013 has been touted by many Payment Pundits (including us right here on the Perficient FS blog) as “The Year of Mobile”. While many articles and posts have been written about what mobile banking should be, I wanted to take a moment to caution what it might become. We all know the feeling of checking […]
Providers and the Adoption of ICD-10
There are two areas of focus in the ICD-10 conversion, each of which must be remediated/completed by October 1, 2014. Our initial thoughts, urges and efforts are towards technology or those systems that we must now use to do our jobs. Said another way, we need to update/upgrade the transactional systems, applications, and data repositories […]
Green Dot Challenges Banks with New Mobile Bank Account
Green Dot Corporation is on a mission to reinvent personal banking for the masses. Its market leading brand of prepaid debit cards and prepaid reload services are available to consumers at more than 60,000 retail locations nationwide and online. In early 2012, Green Dot made a move in the mobile space by purchasing Loopt, a location-based mobile […]
Resolutions for the New Year, Patient Engagement and MUS2
With the dawn of every New Year, I am hopeful that I will keep my resolution to exercise, eat better and be more patient. This year, in addition to my “usual” resolutions noted above, I am also hoping that I can become an “engaged” patient. In fact, I am eagerly awaiting the arrival of my […]
EMR Selection: Caveat Emptor
Based on the most recent meaningful use statistics published by CMS, the majority of Eligible Physicians submitting MU claims for Medicare have not been paid. Medicaid is only marginally better. Providers who are shopping for EMR systems must pay attention to the track record of the vendor and investigate claims these systems are MU compliant. […]
Banking Technology Trends You Can’t Ignore in 2013
2012 has come to a close and it’s the start of a new year. On a personal level many of us may have established New Year’s Resolutions. From career goals and fitness goals to saving more money or kicking bad habits – we all want to start the year off right. Executive leaders in financial services and […]
Best of Year: Our Top Financial Services Posts
The past year was very busy for the Perficient Financial Services team, and our blog reflects the time and hard work our group has put into sharing our business and technical knowledge. Throughout a year of banking technology innovation, increased regulatory pressure, and a renewed focus on growth and customer engagement, we’ve worked to keep […]