Healthcare

In my previous posts, I looked at five macro-themes as well as five implications for hospitals and health plans. In this post, I want to focus on virtual health and have enlisted co-author David Allen, Director of Virtual Health Strategy. These predictions are in light of the five themes I see for 2021: Telehealth as […]

The pandemic has presented a variety of industries with new challenges in the digital realm, but the healthcare industry is experiencing the most urgent need for rapid digital reinvention. While the healthcare industry has long embraced technology, the demand to innovate and adapt quickly has grown exponentially in 2020 and into 2021. Technology solutions to […]

After months of waiting, we are finally at a point in the pandemic where we can start communicating the availability of effective vaccinations. While this is great news, the complexity of who can get vaccinated first and where is causing a great deal of confusion, particularly for seniors and their caregivers. While the Centers for […]

In my previous posts, I looked at five macro-themes as well as five implications for hospitals. In this post, I want to focus on health plans and I’ve enlisted a co-author – Priyal Patel, Director of Health Plan CX at Perficient. These predictions for health plans are in light of the five themes I see […]

As AI continues to expand its reach into the enterprise, so does the desire to maximize its full potential. But the journey to realizing all of your AI aspirations can be a bumpy road with twists and turns if you don’t have an experienced consulting partner to help navigate. Technology maturity, opportunity cost, fast-changing regulations, […]

ERP Essentials – Business Process Design, Optimization, Reporting Requirements Know Your Audience If you think about the make up of your company, in terms of personnel and the roles they play, no matter what level someone sits at, CEO, Line Manager, down to Assembler, you can describe that person as a creator of data or […]

As of January 1st, 2021, Medicare Advantage, Medicaid, CHIP, and plans on the federal Exchange beginning in 2012 are required to support a standardized FHIR API.  Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) is a standard for exchanging electronic health records that is easier to implement as it uses current API technology. This standard facilitates interoperation for legacy systems, allowing for a […]

In a previous post, I wrote about five major themes of digital health trends for 2021. In this article, I want to focus on the specific implications for hospitals and integrated delivery networks. Building out the 21 predictions I’m offering for digital health in 2021, here are predictions six through 10: 6. Business Model Disruption […]

Healthcare leaders have access to more healthcare data and technology than ever before allowing them to transform patient and member care. A one-size-fits-all-approach doesn’t work anymore and we’re being challenged to do more through personalized medicine. In season 1 episode 2 of the Intelligent Data Podcast, host Arvind Murali and his guest Juliet Silver, Perficient’s […]

Late night Twitter scrolling. Feels like my consumption has risen exponentially this past year. Anyone else? But a series of tweets (and linked articles published on KFF.org and JAMA Network) from Kaiser Family Foundation’s Executive VP for Health Policy Larry Levitt recently caught my attention. In them, he shares predictions for Biden’s post-inauguration impacts on […]

I want to kick off 2021 by record on the changes we could see in the year ahead. While 2020 was “unprecedented,” with a Democrat-led federal government, I expect a lot to change healthcare. In fact, I’ve come up with 21 digital health predictions about 2021 – and this first set is focused on the broad market themes that will be felt by every player.  […]

Perficient is excited to announce our partnership with Exterro.  Exterro is a leading software platform focusing on an area known as Legal GRC (Legal Governance, Risk, and Compliance).  Exterro’s software is developed “by lawyers, for lawyers” and is a fully SaaS & a secure cloud native product that helps clients using older e-discovery tools to […]