Looking through the sessions at HIMSS 2011, one can see a wide range of topics related to business intelligence and analytics. From different uses for BI to different types of presentation vehicles to the potential of use predictive analytics, one will not be at a loss for finding something analytics related to sink their teeth […]
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Is Tokenization the solution for Protected Healthcare Information (PHI)?
One of my favorite things about the yearly HIMSS conference are the discussions that occur around new ways the healthcare technology community is dealing with the issues that arise as a result of increased innovation. With medical identity theft looming, issues of the transmission of personal healthcare information over the Internet or the desire to […]
HIMSS & Health Information Exchange
Another hot topic at this year’s HIMSS conference is Health Information Exchange. With the advent of healthcare reform and the passage of the American Recovery and Reimbursement Act (ARRA), healthcare systems and state and local government agencies are being confronted on how to exchange health information to those who can impact the delivery of care […]
Experts at HIMSS 2011 Discuss Social Media Use for Providers
I attended the “Meet the Bloggers-Provider Edition” session yesterday at HIMSS 2011 where the goal was to understand the experiences of providers with social media. Rich Elmore (@richelmore and @allscripts), VP of Strategic Initiatives at Allscripts moderated the panel. His blog is Healthcare Technology News. The panelists included David Kibbe, Senior Advisor at the American […]
Increased Focus on Governance at HIMSS 2011
As I look over the various sessions and presentations for the 2011 HIMSS conference, I’m excited to see an increased focus on data governance as a topic. At the same time, I ask myself “is it enough?” Data governance in healthcare (especially in the provider space), has often been a neglected and forgotten critical component […]
3 Reasons for using a Managed Private Cloud for Interoperability
Cloud computing is a popular topic in IT circles today, and with this year’s Interoperability Showcase at HIMSS, the cloud’s impact on Interoperability will be an interesting topic of discussion. In healthcare circles, cloud computing conjures up fears for protecting private healthcare information and security concerns. There is a business case for a special type […]
Portal Message at HIMSS: From Technology Upgrade to a Business Driven Imperative
It is not too surprising that the old adage of “What comes around, goes around” maybe very appropriate for this years HIMSS conference. All the innovation and regulatory focus over the last couple of years in the healthcare industry have certainly encouraged/required healthcare providers to better connect and be transparent with the patients they serve […]
Why Social Media in Healthcare?
Phil Baumann (@PhilBaumann) who can also be found at @HealthIsSocial had a great blog post this morning titled “A Note to Readers” in it he posits that “…. it’s the emerging ideologies concerning Healthcare and Social Media that are giving me pause. Why? Because I feel that we’re not taking enough alone-time to step back […]
Solving Emergency Room Wait-Time Angst
Microsoft’s Dr Bill Crounse (@MicrosoftMD) has a weekly online show “Health Tech Today” featuring innovative Healthcare solutions enabled by technology. The most recent episode included the video below demonstrating how a hospital can leverage information from their EMR to help to provide information to patients on their expected Emergency Room wait-time. This is currently in […]
Go Mobile and Social at HIMSS
Mobile and social technologies have gained great momentum at this year’s HIMSS conference. The Healthcare team at Perficient has planned a variety ways to interact via mobile, social, and in person means (if you’re into that). If you are new to the social scene, the Perficient HIMSS page is equipped with tools you can use […]
HIMSS 2011 Trend Watch
Well, it is almost here, the 2011 HIMSS national conference in Orlando, Florida. With all of the changes we have seen in the healthcare industry over the last twelve to eighteen months, this years HIMSS conference promises to address many of the different attendees needs. Whether it is the need to adopt or upgrade your […]
Healthcare Informatics Made Easy?
This Fast Company article about the hot credit card-processing startup Square (their product is on the left side of the above image) got me thinking about health data, especially this snippet: Rabois says Square was designed to be the “Google Analytics” of small- to medium-size businesses, and unlike traditional POS systems, the app’s simple dashboard […]