Many view the implementation of Enterprise HIE as a technology-based initiative. However, the ultimate goal of the Enterprise HIE is to improve the quality of care for patients across a given area, reduce the costs of providing quality care, and enable clinicians in their care processes. In the Perficient white papers “A Business Driven Approach […]
Posts Tagged ‘healthcare’
Healthcare Organizations are Going Social: Learn from the BCBS of MN Experience
Social business has revolutionized the health care industry. Both patients and hospitals are moving into the social space via traditional and healthcare specific collaboration communities. Healthcare organizations are met with a bevy of challenges when attempting to balance the benefits of adopting a social strategy with security and investment concerns. On Thursday, February 24th at […]
File this under really cool use of a smartphone
Christopher Monier blogs about a new iPhone ECG app that is something I don’t think I ever envisioned from a smartphone. The brilliance of the iPhoneECG is that, since it’s coupled to the one device people tend to bring everywhere, it dramatically increases the odds that a person who may be experiencing some abnormal heart […]
Microsoft Surface live at Perficient!
Microsoft Surface wowed at CES and there’s been considerable buzz about the technology, new form factors and reduced price ever since. I initially had the opportunity to see Surface in action at the Microsoft World Partner Conference in 2009 and had the opportunity to learn about some Surface Healthcare applications when the Texas Health Resources […]
Healthcare User Experience and the Importance of Reimbursement
As a user experience designer, my goal is to help design products and software that are as easy, efficient, and enjoyable to use as possible. A critical part of this design process involves understanding the needs of the various stakeholders–everything from the need for end users to be able to use the product without hassle […]
Microsoft Technologies in Healthcare
As many of you know Perficient was honored to be selected as Microsoft’s Health Provider Partner of the year for 2010. Recently I was thrilled to be included among Microsoft Partners invited to share their thoughts on Microsoft technologies in Healthcare. HealthVault, Cloud, partnering with Microsoft and the consumer to enterprise nature of Microsoft products […]
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 […]
Study reveals healthcare groups most likely to increase IT spending
In a recent report by Healthcare IT News called “Core needs, mobility to fuel health IT spending” a new study releases findings about what types of healthcare workers are likely to increase spending in healthcare IT and in what areas. The study was CompTIA’s Second Annual Healthcare IT Insights and Opportunities study. Key objectives, as […]
Microsoft Healthcare Users Group – A Strong Showing
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.
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 […]
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 […]
Perficient at IBM Impact 2010
Perficient is sending a team of our experts to IBM Impact 2010, starting May 2nd and continuing through next week. We are excited to present our healthcare solutions at this show. Perficient teams up with IBM to offer many solutions for connected care. Today’s healthcare industry leaders are inundated by service providers and are faced […]