The healthcare industry is experiencing revolutionary changes stemming from the rapidly shifting role of the patient within the care model. This is resulting in demand for easier access to healthcare professionals, access to online medical information and alternatives to contain costs and improve the quality of care. Innovations in social media and collaborative technologies provide […]
Posts Tagged ‘healthit’
New White Paper! The HIT Trifecta: Meaningful Use, ICD-10 and HIPAA 5010
Inefficiencies are cited for contributing heavily to the spiraling costs associated with healthcare. Amazingly, much of the healthcare industry operates with ill-equipped, outdated technology systems which hamper efficiency and effectiveness. To remedy this problem, the government is incentivizing healthcare organizations to make substantial business changes that rely on sizable investments in Healthcare Information Technology (HIT). […]
Regina Holliday & The Art of HealthVault
Last week I attended the Microsoft Connected Health Conference in Chicago, I was invited to guest blog at the conference by the Microsoft Partner team and you can read my Day 1 and Day 2 recaps. A highlight of the conference for me was finally meeting the marvelous Regina Holliday in person. Regina is a […]
Microsoft Connected Health Conference #MSCHC2011 Day 1 recap
I had the great privilege of being invited to guest blog on the Microsoft Connected Health Conference by the Microsoft Partner team. You can read the Day 1 recap post here http://microsoftpartnernetwork.com/News/Permalink/215#fbid=dysGQLqv2ms
Meet us at the Microsoft Connected Health Conference #MSCHC2011
The Perficient team will be exhibiting at the Microsoft Connected Health Conference on May 27th & 28th in Chicago this week. The event Hashtag is #MSCHC2011 – of course we’ll be live tweeting from the event so if you can’t be there in person please follow us at @Perficient_HC and @Perficient_MSFT for up to date […]
Healthcare and Business Process Management Interview [VIDEO] at IBM Impact
http://cdn.livestream.com/grid/LSPlayer.swf?channel=ibmimpact&clip=pla_2a282621-5a2e-4189-a113-20828e700259&color=0x000000&autoPlay=false&mute=false&iconColorOver=0xe7e7e7&iconColor=0xcccccc Trouble viewing? Check out the link to the video here Joel Thimsen, Solution Director at Perficient, was interviewed by Scott Laningham, Host of developerWorks, and Todd “Turbo” Watson, Blogger/Technology Evangelist, at IBM Impact in Las Vegas. Joel outlined Perficient’s 12 year partnership with IBM and some of the key trends he has seen when […]
What’s the Best Approach to Healthcare Business Intelligence?
Business Intelligence for healthcare is a hot topic right now. Just about every list of top priorities for healthcare organizations includes business intelligence or analytics. This was evident during the recent HIMSS Conference, where the number of options presented by vendors was impressive. So this begs the question: “What is the best approach for implementing […]
#hxdconf – Resources for Following the Healthcare Experience Design Conference
The first ever Healthcare Experience Design Conference is currently underway in Boston, and thanks to some active conference participants those of us who can’t be there in person can still follow along from afar. Here are some resources for doing just that: #hxdconf hashtag on Twitter Thuc Huynh’s blog Matthew Grocki’s blog The conference’s CrowdVine […]
Providers Use of Telehealth and Social Media [Video]
In the health IT world there is a lot of focus on meaningful use. Some are concerned that these discussions are diverting attention away from innovation as a result. Worry not. At the HIMSS conference this year, Perficient interviewed Ken Dean, VP and CIO at Chesapeake Regional Medical Center. Ken agreed that many of the […]
Real or Satire?
Quick-Lube Shop Masters Electronic Record Keeping Six Years Before Medical Industry KETTERING, OH–A comprehensive digital cataloging system that keeps track of its customers’ car maintenance history, oil-change needs, and past fuel-filter replacements puts Karl’s Lube & Go’s computerized record- keeping an estimated six years ahead of the medical industry’s, sources confirmed Friday… Alas, it’s from […]
What do ICD-10 and Y2K have in common?
Like many IT professionals, I lived through the onslaught of the Y2K “millennium bug”. My current life during the push for ICD-10 compliance in healthcare makes it feel like deja vous all over again. You may ask, what do ICD-10 and Y2K have in common? Good question. Just like during Y2K, we IT professionals are […]
Accountable Care: The Next Generation in Healthcare Delivery
“Accountable Care Organization” (ACO) was a popular buzz word at HIMSS 2011, which is concluding right now in Orlando, FL. What is an ACO? An ACO is a network of doctors and hospitals that shares responsibility for providing care to patients. Under the new law, ACOs would agree to manage all of the health care […]