In a previous blog posting, I introduced Perficient’s Big Data Stack in order to provide a framework for a Big Data architecture and environment. This article is the second in a series of articles (click here for the first article on the Application tier) focusing on a component of the Big Data Stack. The stack […]
Posts Tagged ‘healthit’
EHRs: Change is coming in 2013
Sean Brooks, in his article 5 EHR predictions, very astutely anticipates several upcoming changes related to Electronic Health Records: 2013 will be the year of the replacement EHRs Many EHR vendors will disappear The cloud is here to stay I believe Sean is spot on and I would like to expand on this based on […]
9 Keys to Help Bundled Payments Work
One of the most feared and yet promising aspects of The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), signed into law on March 23, 2010, is the voluntary five-year national pilot program on bundled payment – for Medicaid by 2012 and Medicare by 2013. Bundled payment pilots may involve hospitals (including long term care hospitals […]
Top 5 Technology Trends in Healthcare – January 2013
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 […]
Establishing Data Governance – Part 1
As we begin a new year it is only natural to reflect on all that has been learned the year prior. I’ve learned that a warm iron and newspaper can help lift candle wax off carpet (sorry mom and dad!) and recently, while on a project, I learned a new word- “propitious”-meaning, good chance of […]
Patient Data & Bundled Payments: Robbing Peter to Pay for Paul
The topic of bundled payments, and how healthcare organizations and ACOs will respond, has been a vital point of discussion as of late. As a result, my favorite read last week was Bundled Payments: Challenges & Opportunities written by Sheldon Hamburger and Erica Jankelovitz, JD, on the HIMSS site. For the uninitiated, bundled payments are […]
Providers and the Adoption of ICD-10
There are two areas of focus in the ICD-10 conversion, each of which must be remediated/completed by October 1, 2014. Our initial thoughts, urges and efforts are towards technology or those systems that we must now use to do our jobs. Said another way, we need to update/upgrade the transactional systems, applications, and data repositories […]
Resolutions for the New Year, Patient Engagement and MUS2
With the dawn of every New Year, I am hopeful that I will keep my resolution to exercise, eat better and be more patient. This year, in addition to my “usual” resolutions noted above, I am also hoping that I can become an “engaged” patient. In fact, I am eagerly awaiting the arrival of my […]
Diagnostics Markers in Information Systems to Enhance Quality
Provider and payer organizations will be in a position to utilize their information systems in comprehensive organizational health, ranging from patient management to revenue cycling, but will also be able to delineate diagnostics markers to bridge population health with healthcare delivery systems. The most apparent ramification of this is the cross over between actual claims […]
New Perficient Perspectives: Big Data in Healthcare
Perficient Perspectives is a series of informal Q&A sessions with our subject matter experts on hot technology topics and industry issues. In the newly published perspective “Big Data in Healthcare,” Perficient Healthcare industry experts Pete Stiglich and Hari Rajagopal offer their thought leadership and expertise on the impact Big Data has on the healthcare industry. […]
EMR Selection: Caveat Emptor
Based on the most recent meaningful use statistics published by CMS, the majority of Eligible Physicians submitting MU claims for Medicare have not been paid. Medicaid is only marginally better. Providers who are shopping for EMR systems must pay attention to the track record of the vendor and investigate claims these systems are MU compliant. […]
Bad Data, Bad Decisions
As another year ends, many healthcare magazines, websites and journals have an article or two on what the trends were over the past year. No surprise that business intelligence (BI) made it onto every list. There is no doubt that BI solutions and initiatives, which improve reporting and analytics, will empower healthcare organizations to provide […]