Day one of #HIMSS16 has wrapped and it was a day full of networking and conversation around improving healthcare. While there were plenty of discussions about various topics in healthcare, there were three overwhelming themes that were consistent throughout the majority of my conversations. #1. Patient engagement and empowerment – One of the hot […]
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3-Part Pledge to Ease EHR Use & Interoperability – #HIMSS16
The annual HIMSS conference opened with a bang as opening keynote speaker Sylvia Mathews Burwell, U.S. Secretary of Health & Human Services, announced a push for interoperability. Some of the nation’s top healthcare information technology developers and many of their customers have made a pledge to make it easier for patients to use the information […]
#HIMSS16 Perspective – Interview with Priyal Patel, MHA
We continue our HIMSS16 Perspective series with an interview featuring Priyal Patel, MHA, Sr. Solutions Architect and Consultant, Perficient. Priyal is a detail-oriented and results-driven healthcare subject matter expert and business consultant. She has strong leadership and interpersonal skills and has led and collaborated with multi-disciplinary project teams from some of the most prominent healthcare […]
#HIMSS16 Perspective – Interview with Imran Kareem
In a few days, 40,000 healthcare leaders, enthusiasts and educators will land in Las Vegas for the annual HIMSS conference. The HIMSS conference this year will take place February 29-March 4 at the Sands Expo and Convention Center. As we do our best to prepare for the event I wanted to take sometime to get […]
Tackling Healthcare Data Challenges at #HIMSS16
We are well into the transformation of healthcare from a fee-for-service model to one based on outcomes. There has been a lot of buzz in the industry around population health management and an increasing interest in precision medicine. We talk about the need to control costs as margins continue to erode and the need to […]
CIO Series: #HIMSS16 Hot Topic- Patient & Consumer Engagement
HIMSS 2016 is right around the corner, in less than 2 weeks more than 40,000 people will gather in Las Vegas to explore the latest trends and challenges in the healthcare industry and discover cutting-edge technology solutions. As both a patient and a consumer, one topic I am looking forward to discussing at #HIMSS16 is […]
Year in Review – Top 10 Healthcare Blog Posts of 2015
As we wrap up 2015 I wanted to take a look back at our most popular blog posts for the year. It is not a surprise that some of the more popular posts were about analytics, digital transformation and value-based care. Here are the top 10 posts from 2015: #10. Empowering Patients: Engaging […]
10 Healthcare Analytics Trends for 2016: Trend #5
TREND #5: UTILIZE REUSABLE ACCELERATORS TO QUICKLY ACHIEVE ACTIONABLE DATA-DRIVEN INSIGHTS One of the keys to a data-driven organization’s success is interoperability of all data systems. Data integration is not only critical for making sound business decisions but it is also the cornerstone to understanding and engaging with consumers. For healthcare organizations, integrating data is […]
15 Health IT Standards and Interoperability Rockstars to Know
Health IT Standards and Interoperability Rockstars to Know from Perficient, Inc. Health IT standards and health information interoperability are at the forefront of the healthcare industry. There are many challenges, unanswered questions and interested parties when it comes to the development of health IT standards and interoperability in healthcare. While advocates and leaders of standards […]
Air Travel or Healthcare Mega-Mergers: Same Impact on Customers
The health insurance shakeup continues, and last week’s $37 billion merger of health insurance titans Humana and Aetna is the latest in a wave of deal-making that is likely to reduce the number of large U.S. health insurers from five to three. In addition to the Aetna/Humana merger, Anthem and Cigna have acknowledged discussions about […]
Don’t Forget About Consumer Experience Amidst The Chaos of M&A
The healthcare industry continues down the path of transformation with the goal to provide higher quality, lower cost care for individuals and overall populations. To meet these new objectives, healthcare providers are entering into newly formed partnerships and entities, which bring regional healthcare providers together with health plans to address population health, integrated care […]
#HIMSS15 Recap: 4 Hot Topics That Left McCormick Buzzing
Over 42,000 healthcare IT enthusiasts and thought leaders attended HIMSS15 this year in Chicago. Thousands of others joined form various locations using social media to engage in the conversations. The HIT Super Bowl did not disappoint those in attendance and those joining the social media conversations. The conversations were around several different health IT topics […]