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Are Academic Medical Centers the next big Clinical Trial players?
One thing I have been wondering about recently is to what extent consulting firms are exploring the clinical trial sector of academic medical centers (AMCs). While conducting an assessment of just one...
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The Best Use of a Systems Analyst
I have seen Business and System Analysts (SAs) get involved in various ways throughout the SDLC process. On one hand, Systems Analysts join forces with Business Analysts to gather business requirements...
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The Future of US Healthcare: Questions and Concerns, Part I
I plan for this blog to be the first in a series of questions I have regarding different aspects of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA, in the hope that it will help me not only...
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The Future of US Healthcare: Questions and Concerns, Part II
In Part II of this blog series on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), I will explore the following statement: “Adults with pre-existing conditions became eligible to join a...
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Requirements Gathering for a Multi-Application Solution
When documenting business requirements for a multi-application technology-based solution, is it crucial to have proper representation from the impacted systems in each discussion? For example, provider...
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Business Intelligence from ICD-10: Are we ready?
The Federal Register outlines the following pros from comments received on the adoption of X12 Version 5010 for HIPAA Transactions: 1) reduction in analysis time and minimization of companion guides;...
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ICD-10: Potential Financial Benefits and Issues
Some healthcare solutions experts foresee the following five financial benefits of ICD-10:[1] Providers can establish or strengthen CDIs by conducting thorough reviews of clinical documentation and...
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CDS Tools: Should we pile them on?
A 2008 study on CDS (clinical decision support) tools found that while the benefits of CDS technologies are widely understood and accepted by providers, there is still a lack of proactivity in its...
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Health Information Exchange: Where are we today?
Health Information Exchange (HIE) is “the development of secure health information exchange between healthcare providers…in order to improve the continuity and quality of care for patients.”[1]...
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Agile Methodology Success: Avoid having too many hands in the pot
When we think of the agile software development method Scrum, we think of a fast-paced process that includes working on multiple phases at the same time with a small team completing a software tool...
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