Posts Tagged ‘empi’

Having many siloed healthcare applications that don’t easily exchange information has been the trademark of health information technology, denying patients and providers the benefits that interoperable health information makes possible. Government regulations and the evolving healthcare landscape enforce the need for interoperability throughout the continuum of care. Integrated systems streamline data sharing, support population health […]

Technology is opening up opportunities to move us further down the path of “best” outcomes AND more cost effectively than ever before. That is a tsunami that cannot be stopped. The use of personal health information in the delivery of care, optimizing outcomes and administering care within a cost context that our nation can afford […]

Marc Perlman, Global Vice President of Healthcare and Life Sciences at Oracle, writes about how “small data” is important to solve “big” healthcare problems in HealthCare IT News “HIE Watch” magazine.   The full article can be viewed at: http://www.hiewatch.com/perspective/small-data-big-wins-0?goback=%2Egde_4001537_member_257060889 Oracle HIE solutions provide a comprehensive HIE technology stack from hardware and storage infrastructure to databases and […]

An enterprise master patient index (EMPI) is the glue that holds together all things patient related. It provides the foundation for improved patient safety and outcomes, as well as a positive patient experience. The issue I’ve seen is that a lot of healthcare organizations don’t havea comprehensive, consistent, EMPI. So why are organizations in this […]

The recent Microsoft HUG event in Redmond, WA was an exciting event that clearly showed that Microsoft has a platform that can easily support the healthcare platform of the future. The combination of Microsoft and their partners can now combine to provide a full connected care platform.