It took a pandemic to spotlight the reality simmering within U.S. communities and around the globe: sadly, health is often bound to social determinants like ethnicity, gender, zip codes, and ability status. Many health systems have accelerated momentum around diversity, equity, and inclusion programs, installing DE&I officers or, at minimum, zealously publishing equity statements. Two […]
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What is TRACE Reporting? (Part 1 of 6)
In my over thirty years of experience in the financial services industry, I have learned a thing or two about completing, reviewing, and filing various types of reports — some of which have extremely tight restrictions and constraints to which the reporter must abide. This blog marks the first of a six-part series that will […]
A Digital Mindset: The Key to an Enhanced Strategy for Insurance Commerce
The connection between technology and consumers in the insurance industry has never been more relevant. Although the insurance industry was already facing rising competition and customer expectations, the global pandemic forced our industry to take legacy processes and technologies, and transition to “digital” seemingly overnight. With the rise in vaccination rates and a hopeful return […]
Data Conversions to Oracle Cloud Supply Chain Management is as easy as 1 – 2 – 3
Implementing enterprise-level software has its challenges. Traditionally, a few of the most demanding and challenging milestones of an implementation project have been the conversions and integrations. Oracle has been quite generous about open “import” interfaces in E-Business Suite (EBS). The new generation of Oracle’s enterprise software solution, Oracle Fusion, especially Oracle Cloud Supply Chain Management […]
Diving Into Digital Assets: The Business Side of NFTs
It’s 2022, and it seems all the rage in media and digital asset news is surrounding non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and the Metaverse. NFTs have been around since at least 2017 when the OG CyberPunks launched. Yet, 2021 was the defining year that changed everything. It was 2021 when digital artist Mike Winkelmann, aka Beeple, sold […]
Creating Optimized and Engaging Provider Profiles For Your Hospital Website
If you work with a hospital or health system, the most important section of your website is likely the provider directory. In fact, in an unofficial ranking of 50 of Perficient’s recent hospital website implementations, we found that, aside from the homepage, the provider directory is the most visited section and one of the most […]
Technology Being Challenged by Upsurge in Decentralized Clinical Trials
As new non-COVID-related clinical trials proliferate, the need for effective global decentralized CT management is becoming even more apparent. What is needed, says Dr. Harsha Rajasimha of Perficient’s life sciences technology partner Jeeva Informatics, is to expand the capabilities of validated and human-centric digital technology. Clinical trials in certain common serious diseases are on track […]
United Kingdom Non-Fungible Token: Coming Soon
While there are many observers and consultants to help U.S. clients monitor cryptocurrency and crypto-tech developments, Perficient is committed to providing current and potential clients news of crypto developments around the world. In early April, during Fintech Week 2022, John Glen, who serves as Economic Secretary to the Treasury for the United Kingdom, addressed the […]
Recapping Our “Modernizing Patient Engagement” Roundtable Discussion
Perficient and IBM recently partnered with BWG Connect to conduct a survey of 100+ healthcare professionals exploring technology adoption in the post-pandemic environment. Experts from these organizations joined a roundtable discussion to review what is top of mind for healthcare organizations in 2022 based on the responses to this study. The panel was moderated by […]
People of Perficient: Meet Paddy Cozens, Technical Architect
Perficient has a long-standing reputation as a philanthropic organization with colleagues who are passionate about giving back to the communities in which they live and work. One of these colleagues is Paddy Cozens, Technical Architect. I recently sat down with Paddy to discuss how he delivers value to our life sciences clients. We also discussed […]
GEICO, State Farm, Nationwide, Progressive, USAA Top Q1 2022 Mobile Insurance Scorecard
Recently, Digital Insurance issued the findings from Keynova Group on the 2022 Mobile Insurance Scorecard. While mobile has long been a part of the carrier offering – pay a bill, get an ID card, file a claim – this survey reflects the evolution of insurers from transactional into personalized servicing. I’ve long advocated that personalization […]
Smart Insulin: A Bright Future for Diabetes Care
A Brief History of Diabetes Care For more than 100 years, diabetics have been taking insulin shots to control their blood sugar. As a Type I (my body does not produce any insulin on its own) diabetic, I have been giving myself insulin shots since 1974. When I was initially diagnosed, just after President Ford […]