I oftentimes refer to my career in Connected Health technology as my favorite hobby. This can be verified if we meet and you ask me to talk about how to use technology to engage patients outside of the care setting (go ahead, I dare you). You’ll learn that it’s pretty much a case of “wind […]
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3-Part Pledge to Ease EHR Use & Interoperability – #HIMSS16
The annual HIMSS conference opened with a bang as opening keynote speaker Sylvia Mathews Burwell, U.S. Secretary of Health & Human Services, announced a push for interoperability. Some of the nation’s top healthcare information technology developers and many of their customers have made a pledge to make it easier for patients to use the information […]
#HIMSS16 Underway: Customer Success Stories, Amazon Echo Giveaway
We’re all set up and ready to go! HIMSS16 is officially underway, and our Perficient Healthcare team looks forward to chatting with attendees at booth #2871. This year’s conference brings together more than 40,000 people to talk about the challenges, opportunities and innovations in healthcare IT. Stop by our booth to hear real-world customer success […]
A Look Inside Healthcare Data & Device Security
With the continued move towards digital securing patient data has moved to the top of the list for many healthcare organizations. I sat down with David Chou (@dchou1107) to talk about data and device privacy and security and get his perspective on the challenges and what organizations can be doing to protect themselves and their […]
#HIMSS16 Perspective – Interview with Priyal Patel, MHA
We continue our HIMSS16 Perspective series with an interview featuring Priyal Patel, MHA, Sr. Solutions Architect and Consultant, Perficient. Priyal is a detail-oriented and results-driven healthcare subject matter expert and business consultant. She has strong leadership and interpersonal skills and has led and collaborated with multi-disciplinary project teams from some of the most prominent healthcare […]
Are You Ready to Transform Healthcare? #HIMSS16
Will you be attending HIMSS this year? Are you ready to transform healthcare and connect with others who are passionate about improving healthcare? HIMSS provides a great opportunity to network, collaborate and share ideas with peers. This years conference kicks off in a few days and will bring together more than 40,000 people to talk […]
Videos – Enhancing the Patient Journey at #HIMSS16
You better believe that patient engagement & empowerment, patient 360 and connected health will be making the Sands Expo and Convention center buzz next week as the annual HIMSS conference kicks off. Connected health engages patients outside the walls of the traditional medical setting, which for the average patient is 99% of the time. […]
#HIMSS16 Hot Topic: Population Health & Care Coordination
When I talk to people throughout the healthcare industry one topic that always seems to come up is population health management. Healthcare organizations are focused on managing the health of the individuals and populations that they serve. With HIMSS16 just around the corner I tracked down Lesli Adams, Director Population Health Strategy, Oracle to get […]
#HIMSS16 Perspective – Interview with Imran Kareem
In a few days, 40,000 healthcare leaders, enthusiasts and educators will land in Las Vegas for the annual HIMSS conference. The HIMSS conference this year will take place February 29-March 4 at the Sands Expo and Convention Center. As we do our best to prepare for the event I wanted to take sometime to get […]
#HIMSS16 Perspective: Interview with Terie McClintock, MBA
We continue our #HIMSS16 Perspective blog series with an interview with Terie McClintock, MBA (@TerieMc), director, healthcare solutions at Perficient. Terie has more than 25 years of experience in information systems management directing the acquisition, deployment and maintenance of technology platforms and applications. Terie is a healthcare strategist and subject matter expert across multiple […]
#HIMSS16 Hot Topic: Cost Management- Correlate Cost & Quality
When we take a look at the hot topics for #HIMSS16 it is no surprise that cost management is on the list. Healthcare organizations are continuing to understand the value of enterprise-wide transparency in order to lower the cost of care and improve the quality of care for the populations they serve. For that to […]
#HIMSS16 Perspective: Interview with Martin Sizemore, CDO
Today’s #HIMSS16 Perspective is from Martin Sizemore (@MartinSizemore). Martin is the Chief Data Officer (CDO) at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, NC. The Chief Data Officer (CDO) is the visionary executive responsible for providing technical and strategic leadership for the enterprise Business Intelligence and Data Management program. The CDO chairs the enterprise Business […]