Posts Tagged ‘healthcare’

It’s always heart-warming when we can see the results of our work and the human impact – when healthcare analytics and reported outcomes drive to a better patient experience and positive outcomes. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer recently referenced good systems being able to generate outcomes information at Texas Children’s Hospital in a speech he gave […]

I recently read the excellent Design Driven Innovation, Roberto Verganti’s fascinating take on how certain paradigm-shifting products and services are created. In it, he introduces the concept of “innovation in meaning,” which he contrasts throughout the book with “innovation in technology.” Here’s my high-level summary of the differences: Innovation in technology: new electronics, parts, components, […]

During the Perficient 2010 Q4 Earnings Call, our CEO Jeff Davis stated: “One of the things that you’re seeing…is a demand for transparency in healthcare, and consumerism in healthcare, and really focusing on the end consumer, and social media may well emerge as a strong play there.” Social media is atwitter with similar sentiment. A […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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.