Where did 2014 go? It flew by…then again after I turned 30, I feel like every year is flying by. As this year comes to a close and planning begins for the upcoming year, like most organizations in the United States, my organization is going through an “open enrollment” period for healthcare benefits, allowing employees […]
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Top 10 Healthcare Industry Trends Blog Posts from 2014
As we wrap up 2014, let’s take a look at the top 10 blog posts from our thought leaders. These blogs were published on Perficient’s Healthcare Industry Trends Blog. If you missed these you may want to take a look. #1. What the Market Says You Need in Your Patient Portal by Melody Smith Jones […]
CSS Pixel Ratio (or “How Big is My Phone?”)
When designing and developing a website for mobile devices, there are many things one needs to consider. Are you using a responsive or adaptive approach? What devices / browsers should be supported? What are the major breakpoints? When trying to answer these questions, we as designers and developers tend to focus on mobile device resolutions […]
Top 10 Healthcare Thought Leadership Assets from 2014
As we wrap up 2014, I wanted to share with you Perficient’s top 10 healthcare thought leadership assets from 2014. Visit the Thought Leadership section of our website to discover additional complimentary resources and to register for upcoming webinars on trends and topics within healthcare IT. #1. Gearing Up for 2015 – 10 Trends Impacting […]
A New Patient Adventure…A Hair Pulling Experience
I grew up in a small town in Iowa and lived in and around my hometown for 30 years. It wasn’t unusual for my commute to work to be interrupted by a John Deere tractor driving down the highway. When I hit 30 I traded in my rural roots and headed off to the booming […]
Integrating IBM Integration Bus with DataPower XC10 – (REST APIs)
Introduction In this article we will discuss about how you can achieve the integration between IBM Integration Bus (IIB) and WebSphere DataPower XC10 (XC10) using the REST APIs functionality of XC10 devices. Since the release of the V9, IIB can now connect to an external data grid cache to improve SOA’s services performance by the […]
2015 Healthcare ACO Trends and The Key to Success [Infographic]
Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) as a model to deliver high-quality, cost-effective care across the continuum and improve population health management (PHM) has significantly increased. In an ACO, healthcare providers take responsibility for the health of a defined population, coordinate care across the continuum, and are held to benchmark levels of quality and cost. In 2015 […]
QR Codes Rule!
…if you happen to live in China, that is. According to a recent article from Fast Company, In China, QR codes are everywhere, and most apps have their own QR code readers built-in. What seems like a pointless piece of technology in the U.S., can be central to an entire infrastructure in another country. Here’s […]
The Gift of Communication to Assist in the Fight Against Ebola
In the spirit of the holidays Perficient is joining Partners In Health to help fight the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, by providing communication tools that enhance communication and collaboration for the more than 1.5 million users. Founded in 1987, Partners In Health (PIH) works to strike at the root causes of illness by weaving […]
4 Ways the New Consumer Is Reshaping Healthcare Business Models
The healthcare industry is a $2.9 trillion business in the United States and providers account for more than 70% of the spend. Healthcare reform is looking to transform the traditional system to improve access and quality while tackling the skyrocketing costs. In addition to federal mandates, the healthcare industry is seeing a shift driven by […]
Sitecore 8 – Coveo Search
Written by Paul Plakut This is installment three of a multipart series on Sitecore 8 – A Modern Experience Manager. If you are wishing to start at the beginning of the series, please begin HERE. I left off with an explanation of FXM or Federated Experience Manager; a powerful way to extend Sitecore 8’s toolset […]
Is It Time For A Healthcare Black Friday Sale? #HCareBlkFriday
It’s that time of year when millions of consumers get hyped up about Black Friday. Retailers open at ridiculous hours and people obsess over the ads, mapping out their course of action to get the best deals! We live in a time when healthcare costs are at an all-time high so wouldn’t it be nice […]