As another year ends, many healthcare magazines, websites and journals have an article or two on what the trends were over the past year. No surprise that business intelligence (BI) made it onto every list. There is no doubt that BI solutions and initiatives, which improve reporting and analytics, will empower healthcare organizations to provide […]
Posts Tagged ‘BI’
Case Study: Meriter Uses Microsoft BI to Improve Patient Care
Meriter Health Services has long been committed to using information technology to deliver efficiencies and improve patient care. To simplify the important patient-facing elements of care delivery, Meriter uses Epic’s electronic medical records (EMR) software, EpicCare. The organization recently teamed up with Perficient on the implementation of Microsoft SQL Server 2008 data management software and […]
The Top 5 Healthcare Posts of 2012
The past year was very busy for the Perficient Healthcare team, and our blog reflects the time and hard work our group has put in. Throughout a year of healthcare reform, regulations implementation, and numerous deadline changes, we’ve worked to keep our subscribers in the loop. As we start another busy year, here is a […]
My experience with an Enterprise BI strategy change
I recently had the opportunity to work with a client who were facing some trouble with their overall BI vision, because the data warehouse solution was not mature in the organization and the company’s new 3rd party applications for Call Center and CRM software brings an integrated BI stack with them. The Problem Because of […]
3 ways Cognitive Computing could change Business Intelligence
After reading Fast Company’s article on how IBM’s Watson is learning its way to save lives, there was a moment where I wondered if IBM’s claim of Watson being the first machine of the third wave of computing, called cognitive computing, might impact the current rapidly growing market for traditional business intelligence, especially in healthcare. […]
Perficient Microsoft’s Hackathon
Recently (prior to SharePoint 2013 going RTM), Perficient Microsoft hosted their semi-annual Hackathon focusing on the new SharePoint 2013 App Model. We had 6 teams compete (one team was entirely remote with not a single person in the same room, ah the power of Lync!), and I was so amazed by the wide variety of […]
BI trends for 2013
While attending the SharePoint conference a couple of weeks ago I noted the three major technology trends being presented, namely: Social, Cloud and Mobile. While not being surprised that these three where at the top of the list, I did wonder if the sentiment was the same across the industry and what that would mean […]
Top 5 Technology Trends in Healthcare – November 2012
The healthcare IT field is rapidly developing and changing. Emerging technology and updated regulations put pressure on healthcare providers and health plans to stay ahead of the curve. Perficient creates a monthly list that explores some of the current topics and issues in health IT. This list examines the most talked about issues and technologies […]
How Oracle’s Acquisition Strategy Impacts the Partner Community
I recently attended an Oracle partner meeting in Denver. Upon entering I noticed how few of the partner firms I recognized. Twelve years of attending these kinds of meetings and all of sudden, not only did I not see those who usually attend, I didn’t recognize the ones who were there. Was I the only […]
Oracle Technology Experts Reflect on Experiences and Trends
For years, our experts on various technology and solution areas have been blogging about Oracle news and applications. As an Oracle Platinum Partner, we are excited to announce that we now have an Oracle Technologies blog here at Perficient, where our team will continue to share their perspectives as they map business processes against Oracle […]
Expectations for a Center of Excellence
If your organization has implemented a center of excellence initiative, that’s great! But what should you expect from it? Here are 5 basic CoE objectives: Sharing Your Center of Excellence should continually strive to identify “practical assets” revealed during project work that could simplify or improve the efforts of the practice it supports. These […]
Microsoft is raising the bar on Self-service BI!
I’m attending the SharePoint conference in Las Vegas and man are there some sights to see. Sleek and inviting, everything you would want in a BI platform of course! I work extensively with all of the technologies from the Microsoft BI stack, but have realized already this week that the changes coming in the SharePoint and […]