Posts Tagged ‘healthcare IT’

Please join us Wednesday, June 22nd at 1:00 EST for our upcoming webinar, “Healthcare & Life Sciences – Using Microsoft SharePoint for Contract Lifecycle Management” For many companies around the world contracts and agreements govern the way that they conduct business with external parties such as suppliers, customers and partners. Contracts contain milestones, commitments and […]

Yesterday I read a post from Sara Jackson on the Hospital Impact blog entitled “Bacteria and mobile devices: A growing danger for patients?” This report highlights the role that mobile devices, used by both patients and physicians, play in the spread of antibiotic resistant bacteria. This report was very timely. I had just returned from […]

Healthcare providers and health plans are increasingly turning to business intelligence and the data warehouse to unleash the power data. This is a relief since poor data quality increases uncertainty and risk with an ultimate impact on care outcomes, efficiency, regulatory compliance, and financial effectiveness. I’ve said it time and time again (and have heard […]

The use of telehealth and mobile health technologies is booming. From diabetes apps to virtual visits on patient portals, technology is providing a cost-effective and convenient way for patients and healthcare providers to connect and work together towards the goal of better health. Evidence from the Miami Project, which studied the use of patient portals […]

I read a report from Modern Healthcare last week, which analyzed Fitch Ratings showing that healthcare organizations that implemented Health IT also had improved quality and higher profitability. The report showed that these investments in Health IT were integral to these quality and profitability achievements. The key word is efficiency. When hospitals use technology they […]

I’m glad to announce that Perficient’s healthcare team has again been ranked in the Healthcare Informatics Top 100 list. This year we ranked 85th. Even though Perficient provides technology consulting services across many industries, our ranking among the best in the healthcare industry is an honor based on the hard work of our team of […]

The overriding theme in healthcare is data integration. Health information exchange, accountable care, interoperability and the merging healthcare industry are forming an environment where electronic patient data is being combined at a record pace. With dreams of a national patient record database, initiatives are brought forth in hopes that we can improve care, decrease costs, […]

Health IT and the Doctor-Patient Relationship This is the last in our series of interviews with Dr. Nanette Nuessle. In this interview, we discussed the technologies Dr. Nuessle uses as a concierge physician. This discussion evolved into an discourse over whether healthcare technology helps or hinders the important relationship between patients and physicians. Dr. Nuessle […]

This is an exciting time for healthcare technology. We are literally witnessing a transformation in the way that care is delivered, and technology is taking center stage. I have read a number of reports in just the past week about the rise in telehealth, mobile health, and remote patient monitoring. One report showed that the […]

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) introduced in early 2009 provides reimbursement incentives for Medicare and Medicaid to physician and hospital providers who meet the requirements of implementing “meaningful use” with an electronic medical record (EMR) or electronic health record (EHR) certified system. The reimbursements start in October 2011 and continue through 2015 with […]

Helping Health IT End Users Adapt to Change This is the second in our series of interviews with Dr. Nanette Nuessle. In this interview, we discussed physician use of healthcare technology and how doctors cope with technology changes in their practice of medicine. What I found most insightful about this particular interview was her description […]

Opinions and posturing on the Accountable Care model started well before the release of the proposed regs over a month ago. However, since their release those of us working within the healthcare industry have been riding the rollercoaster of public sentiment. The enthusiasm around the regs was immediate upon their release. Blogs, Twitter, and online […]