Posts Tagged ‘healthit’

If you are undertaking any significant data initiatives, such as MDM, Enterprise Data Warehousing, CRM, integration/migrations due to mergers or acquisitions, etc., where you have to work across business units and interface with numerous systems, one of the best investments you can make is to implement an Enterprise Business Glossary early on in your initiative. […]

The next several years will be an acute period for the inclusion of innovative medical practices, technological advancements, and efficiency of information systems. Previous periods of change in healthcare were based on expanded knowledge, organizational development, and collaborative ventures. However, present and future iterations are deeply reliant on the shared partnerships with industries outside of […]

The healthcare IT field is rapidly developing and changing. Emerging technology and updated regulations put pressure on healthcare providers and health plans to stay ahead of the curve. Perficient creates a monthly list that explores some of the current topics and issues in health IT. This list examines the most talked about issues and technologies […]

One of the key ways to improve productivity in healthcare is to become more efficient at interoperability within a healthcare organization and between healthcare organizations. Sharing quality reporting results is a good example of a healthcare area faced with challenges in interoperability and efficiency. According to the Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality, the United […]

Earlier this month at the HIMSS 2013 Conference, Perficient’s Liza Sisler spoke with Dave deBronkart, better known as ePatient Dave. Dave and Liza discuss the unique roles of health, care and medication in engaged healthcare and the idea that the patient is the key to bringing all three aspects together in order to provide better […]

I’m looking for a new primary care physician. Let’s refer back to my earlier post on how enabled patients pick a healthcare provider. Then, let’s go a step further. Yes, it’s important to have a real and authentic voice and to provide trusted healthcare content. However, we are still left with an all important marketing […]

Last week at the HIMSS 2013 show we spoke to John Lynn, Founder of Healthcare Scene blog network and Influential Networks. In the first video, John gives a description about the role of each website in the healthcare IT world. John also discussed the hot topics he has heard at HIMSS, including interoperability and the […]

Yesterday one of my colleagues, Terie McClintock, wrote a post about solutions to the healthcare cost crisis. In her post, Terie discusses a the solution to high healthcare costs as a matrix that incorporates the many factors influencing costs. Identification of key clinical and financial determinants can be integrated into cost reduction and efficiency enhancing […]

I recently read an article in the NY Times talking about an “unexplainable” sharp and persistent slowdown in the growth of healthcare costs. It has been followed by others, such as this one from USA Today, that have begun attempting to shed light on the reasons why. Contrary to the partisanship rhetoric from our lawmakers, […]

Providers, payers, quality and performance assurance organizations will all need to be actively engaged in a systematic review of newly implemented healthcare standards and regulations. More importantly, all interested organizations will not only be integrated in their own processes in conducting reviews and assessments, but will be influenced by the findings of peer organizations. A […]

This past week at the HIMSS Conference, Perficient was lucky enough to be able to host a Tweet Up on Patient Engagement. Our own Martin Sizemore emceed the event, which attracted several members of The Walking Gallery. Attendees of the Tweet Up discussed what patients are looking for in a portal, engaging patients who do […]

As HIMSS 2013 has come to a close, I’ve had a chance to look back at the experience of the last few days. I’ve been going to HIMSS for over 15 years. I can’t remember one where I didn’t learn things, meet new people and get excited about the innovations in health IT. However this […]