Holy Cow!! (Little tribute to Chicago legend, Harry Caray!) The Health Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Annual Conference has come back to Sweet Home Chicago. Nearly 38,000 HIMSS15 attendees will fill Chicago’s McCormick Place April, 12-16, 2015. It’s a given that there will be many conversations about the Chicago Cubs, deep dish pizza, the crazy […]
Posts Tagged ‘ICD-10’
ICD-10: Nine tips to decrease cash flow disruptions
T-minus 9 months! Are you ready for ICD-10? Are you really ready? The Health Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Annual Conference is being held in Orlando, Florida this year and I would guarantee that the educational sessions on ICD-10 will be packed with healthcare providers seeking the answer to this very question. On the other […]
The Value in Voice-Natural Language Processing in Healthcare
Guilty! I text while I drive…eek! I know, I know, it is really bad and those anti-texting and driving commercials get me too. That is why I am making a concentrated effort to ease up this one vice (stop laughing those that know me!) of mine. Instead, I am beginning to use the voice text […]
Top 5 Technology Trends in Healthcare – October 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 […]
Top Technology Trends in Healthcare – June 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 […]
ICD-10 Impact on Productivity – Offensive vs. Defensive Game
Chicago Bulls win the NBA Championship and ICD-10 has been postponed! Just kidding. However, as much as I am hoping for the former, I am sure many healthcare organizations are hoping for the latter. Unfortunately the chances of that happening are as slim as me becoming a Miami Heat fan! One thing is certain, when […]
Webinar: Maintaining Revenue while Implementing ICD-10
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services have spoken: October 1, 2014 remains the deadline for ICD-10 transition. Counting on another one-year extension is no longer a viable strategy, and delaying implementation can cause your organization to miss out on the cost and care improving benefits. While ICD-10 implementation can be challenging and places new […]
Top 5 Technology Trends in Healthcare – April 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 […]
Investing in Change Management to Drive Healthcare Outcomes
I attended a session at the HIMSS 2013 Conference yesterday entitled, Healthcare Kaizen, Daily Improvement, Not Just Events that Mark Graban, MSME, MBA, presented. At a technology conference it was refreshing to hear how technology should not be the only focus to improving care. In today’s healthcare environment, big strategic initiatives are all the rage. […]
Top 5 Technology Trends in Healthcare – February 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 […]
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 […]
The Top 5 Healthcare Posts of 2012
The past year was very busy for the Perficient Healthcare team, and our blog reflects the time and hard work our group has put in. Throughout a year of healthcare reform, regulations implementation, and numerous deadline changes, we’ve worked to keep our subscribers in the loop. As we start another busy year, here is a […]