Posts Tagged ‘healthcare’

In a recent post, I took an in-depth look at the first of three critical themes for success in the digital age, as identified by McKinsey & Company through interviews with 20 pharma executives: 

I recently wrote a blog post on Perficient’s Healthcare blog about Healthcare Performance Management moving to the cloud and the impact the cloud is having on healthcare organizations. One of the components of my post was the reasons why CFO’s are considering the cloud. According to Gartner the issues driving CFO’s to consider the cloud are: […]

Maintaining great service in the healthcare industry is a challenge, especially when technology serves as a barrier. One leading United States insurer had this challenge, as leadership discovered that their customer service associates were handling upwards of 20 different applications when handling member telephone inquiries. With three million calls per year and long resolution times, […]

Introduction HL7 is a healthcare related data format created by Health Level Seven International for electronic interchange of health information used in clinical practice, management and evaluation of health services. Over the years HL7 International Organization has defined standards for exchanging data between various medical entities and systems dubbed as HL7 Data Format. Background Why […]

In a recent blog post, I mentioned the three critical themes for success in the digital age, as identified by McKinsey & Company through interviews with 20 pharma executives: 

Last week, I wrote a post about an article published by McKinsey & Company in which they interviewed 20 pharma executives about how they’re handling digital transformation. The article was jam-packed with great information, so I wanted to highlight a few more points for you. 

In 2015, companies in all industries experienced data security breaches. From Anthem, one of the nation’s leading health benefits companies, to the UCLA Health System, all the way to Hzone, a matchmaking mobile application for HIV positive singles, no company was safe from a data breach. Increasing data privacy and security is a trend that […]

  In a recent article, McKinsey & Company shared the results of 20 interviews with leading executives in pharma about the “digital revolution.” Through the interviews, McKinsey sought to learn how pharma companies plan to stay ahead of inherent changes in the age of digital. 

  Demographics in clinical trials have always been scrutinized by the medical community and the public. Are various races, ethnicities, sexes, and ages fairly represented in trials? Does one segment respond better or worse than another to a particular treatment? These questions and more are being answered in the Drug Trials Snapshots section of the […]

  Real-world data, the data generated about drugs and devices in real-world settings (e.g., routing doctor visits, hospital stays, etc.), can help develop more accurate product profiles. This is because the data comes from products that are no longer confined to the smaller, homogenous populations involved in clinical trials. More comprehensive profiles can help better […]

  Oracle’s third quarter 2016 earnings call was peppered with strong revenues and big wins in various categories. But what was most striking was the incredible progress the enterprise software powerhouse has made with regard to the cloud. Between CEO Safra Catz, CEO Mark Hurd (yes, they’re both CEOs), and Executive Chairman of the Board […]

Health Level Seven International (HL7) is a not-for-profit, ANSI-accredited standard-developing organization dedicated to providing a comprehensive framework and related standards for the exchange, integration, sharing, and retrieval of electronic health information that supports clinical practice and the management, delivery, and evaluation of health services. We use these standards to communicate and exchange information at the […]