We at the Perficient Healthcare IT blog are big proponents of social media. As Liza recently outlined, social media offers numerous ways to find information and develop and deepen relationships. Along those same lines, I think social media offers some great tools for cultivating empathy. What do I mean by empathy? Dev Patnaik literally wrote […]
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Healthcare IT and the iPhone Effect
Today’s big news is that the iPhone will soon be available on the Verizon network, and Verizon was quick to reassure potential customers that its 3G network is ready for the onslaught of new iPhone users. The chart pictured above shows the impact of the iPhone 3G on the AT&T network (source), an impact that […]
Medical Abbreviations and the Official Do Not Use List
The above video clip, from the medical drama “Strong Medicine,” is loaded with medical abbreviations. BP, CBC, PT, PTT, EKG, and my favorite one: “stat.” Fun fact: the word “stat” is an abbreviation of the Latin word statim, which means “immediately.” Medical abbreviations and acronyms are deeply integrated into the workflows of healthcare practitioners, so […]
Master Patient Index: A Foundational Component to Excellence
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 Competitive Advantage of Integrated Clinical and Financial Data
The healthcare world is in the middle of a data revolution of sorts. Both providers and payors are starting to realize that their transactional systems contain a wealth of data that can be used for strategic advantage. Many organizations are spending considerable time and resources in standardizing, cleansing and remediating data issues in their transactional […]
Why Aren’t You Leveraging Analytics in Your Organization?
Analytics can offer a wide range of benefits to healthcare organizations. It can provide information to make better decisions on or impact quality of care, patient outcomes, cost containment, operational efficiency and regulatory compliance. At a theoretical level, healthcare organizations understand these benefits. In fact, implementing analytics is on the top ten list of many […]
The Digital Nervous System for Healthcare Providers
Does your organization need to take advantage of the HL7 messages created by your healthcare applications, outside sources and medical devices? Then now is a good time to organize the digital nervous system with an Integration Competency Center.
Enterprise HIE
It seems that everywhere you look someone is talking about HIE or claiming to have an HIE product. But is there widespread adoption, and for it’s intended use? HITECH requires that the provider market invest in HIE, but how do you ensure that you protect your investment from all the hype. In the short term […]
Physician Loyalty/Alignment Approach: Create the Right Long Term Relationship
In a recent blog post on Physician Loyalty & Alignment, we explored current trends in physician ownership and the motivations behind physician loyalty based on a variety of recent surveys and studies. In a webinar next week, John White revisits this topic with a thorough presentation on background trends but follows it up with an […]