Posts Tagged ‘healthcare IT’

There’s a new buzzword floating about town. That word is “gamification”. So, what is it, and why do I think it has everything to do with the fastest moving trend in healthcare technology? In their great piece on gamification, Mashable defines the term as “the use of gameplay mechanics for non-game applications. The term also […]

The migration from the ICD-9 to ICD-10 code sets is one of the most extensive and risky conversion projects Healthcare Insurers will face. Conversion will impact organizational structure, business processes, healthcare policies and IT systems. The scope of this change presents significant risks to Insurers seeking to achieve financial and benefit neutrality to avoid undermining […]

Last week I came across this article entitled Top 10 EMR Installation Mistakes by Pete Rivera of Healthcare Informatics. Overall, this was a great list, but I was particularly struck by the second item listed in this top 10: We deal with this topic a lot in our practice. Many healthcare organizations invest heavily in […]

Here at Perficient, we love getting social in healthcare technology. Last February our first edition of Getting Started in Social Media for Health IT was released during the week of HIMSS and became one of our most popular white papers to date. This white paper was the perfect antidote for those eager to dip their […]

Last Thursday Perficient held a webinar led by Curtis Mahanay who is a Senior Functional Consultant and accountant. The webinar was entitled, “Deeper Insight into Financials with a Driver-Based Cost & Profitability Model“. He presented on the important topic of turning data into information that capital intensive organizations, like hospitals, can use to maintain efficiency, […]

Technologies such as mobile health, telehealth, and social portal solutions are making great waves in healthcare organizations around the world. Gone are the days where a patient needed to go to the doctor’s office to get important care. As uses for these technologies increase, and this data is integrated across the care continuum, the Healthcare […]

New models of care delivery are inevitable. Whether it’s accountable care, or another favored form, the current incentive structure is evolving. This is occurring in hopes that waste can be eliminated and quality can improve. Although there is still much uncertainty, the inevitable truth is that the need to streamline and share information is central […]

The U.S. healthcare system is run by highly talented people that are using outmoded forms of communication. Many clinicians still use paper files and faxes to communicate and lack the basic infrastructure to communicate efficiently regarding critical care decisions. As health insurance companies and health providers struggle with efforts to control costs, reduce administration and […]

An Enterprise HIE is defined as the mobilization of healthcare information electronically across organizations. The Enterprise HIE can be used to move information within a region, community or hospital system. As such, the Enterprise HIE system is a great answer to problems found when forming an ACO. HIE provides the capability to electronically move clinical […]

Preventive medical services traditionally occur within a conglomerate of divergent clinical care settings. When these systems are integrated to become fully interoperable, Health IT can be a catalyst for disease-management programs by 1) promoting preventive medicine services and 2) reducing the costs associated with these critical healthcare services overall. Strategic opportunities in preventive medicine include: […]

It is important for state and local agencies building an HIE solution to have a self-sustaining business model. This will be especially important once the federal government grant money ends. It is just as important for healthcare systems to consider the value proposition they need or want to get out of their HIE solution. Therefore, […]

When we think of a Health IT project like Health Information Exchange, many focus on the technology-oriented aspects of designing, selecting, implementing, and managing a technology project. However, Health IT should ultimately be driven by the clinical goal of ensuring that the appropriate level of care is provided to patients in a timely manner. By […]