http://www.ebizq.net/topics/healthcare/?rss Healthcare integration technologies are used by providers and insurance companies to integrate applications within their organizations and to connect to their partners suppliers and customers HIPAA is among the numerous topics covered in this section Copyright 2008 ITQuadrant, Inc. All Rights Reserved editor@ebizq.net webmaster@ebizq.net en-us http://www.ebizq.net/web_images/ebizqnews.gif http://www.ebizq.net/?rss Mon, 05 Nov 2007 07:00:00 EST These Signs Will Keep You Compliant and Help Head Off Future Security Issues http://www.ebizq.net/topics/healthcare/features/8630.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/healthcare/features/8630.html?rss Mon, 10 Sep 2007 08:00:00 EST In this article we burst the bubble of some common yet risky misperceptions about data center security http://www.ebizq.net/topics/healthcare/features/8434.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/healthcare/features/8434.html?rss Mon, 23 Aug 2004 17:48:00 EST As data integration has gone from relatively primitive to a critical need of organizations the factors influencing the success of such efforts have also evolved in number and complexity Here Sterling Commerces Terry Noreault highlights key points to ponder as you mull the solution your company needs http://www.ebizq.net/topics/healthcare/features/5038.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/healthcare/features/5038.html?rss Mon, 23 Aug 2004 08:00:00 EST Before your organization can comply with the myriad of new and approaching laws and government regulations it needs to select a document management system that enables rather than hinders compliance And Laserfiches Jeffrey Green is at the ready to help you separate the compliancesupporting software wheat from the chaff http://www.ebizq.net/topics/healthcare/features/5039.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/healthcare/features/5039.html?rss Mon, 16 Aug 2004 08:00:00 EST RFID has come a long way and is likely to add even more value to enterprises down the road but organizations shouldnt just jump in headfirst according to the RFGs Ken Landoline He cautions that companies should first evaluate how RFID might meet their specific needs since its benefits can vary a great deal in various situations and by industry http://www.ebizq.net/topics/healthcare/features/5010.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/healthcare/features/5010.html?rss Mon, 02 Aug 2004 08:00:00 EST EDI is a true survivor evolving with changing IT times to continue to meet changing enterprise needs says EXTOL Internationals Stephen Rosen He explains that the latest trends involve realtime data synching empowering endusers and EDI as part of complete enterprise views http://www.ebizq.net/topics/healthcare/features/4931.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/healthcare/features/4931.html?rss Mon, 12 Jul 2004 08:00:00 EST And proving very adaptable and reliable at that as XML works its way into the mix according to Magic Softwares Lee Sutton in a recent ebizQ webinar summarized here Sutton says EDI remains the chosen BB path of a huge number of enterprises even as its vendors ready themselves for new challenges http://www.ebizq.net/topics/healthcare/features/4808.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/healthcare/features/4808.html?rss Mon, 12 Apr 2004 08:00:00 EST Rulesbased BPM helps make enterprises more agile so they can adapt to change more readily That ruleofthumb was described in detail in a recent ebizQ webinar summarized here in which Pegasytems strutted its newest BPM stuff http://www.ebizq.net/topics/healthcare/features/4184.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/healthcare/features/4184.html?rss Mon, 23 Feb 2004 08:00:00 EST To invest or not to invest In an integration architecture that is Thats Inoti even a question assert ebizQs Beth GoldBernstein and Candles Peter Rhys Jenkins in a recent ebizQ webinar The resounding answer Yes They also offer a look at ebizQs Business Integration Roadmap http://www.ebizq.net/topics/healthcare/features/3825.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/healthcare/features/3825.html?rss Mon, 26 Jan 2004 08:00:00 EST Complying with the multiplying rules and regulations involved in global trade can be perplexing on its best days And RFGs Sara Braunstein cautions that theres no quickfix None of the solutions from ERP supply chain management and niche vendors do it all in the realm of trade logistics http://www.ebizq.net/topics/healthcare/features/3649.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/healthcare/features/3649.html?rss Mon, 01 Dec 2003 08:00:00 EST Disconnected systems used by managed care providers hinder efforts to give doctors complete views of their patients records and hence to get the best possible care for patients But ebizQs David A Kelly looks at efforts by two of the companies seeking to change that Microsoft and MEDecision http://www.ebizq.net/topics/healthcare/features/3387.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/healthcare/features/3387.html?rss Mon, 10 Nov 2003 08:00:00 EST Its time for managed care organizations to put themselves and all providers on the same page by giving them a complete and unified view of the medical records of patients suggests ebizQs David A Kelly But to do that Kelly notes such organizations need to play some integration catchup http://www.ebizq.net/topics/healthcare/features/3248.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/healthcare/features/3248.html?rss Mon, 22 Sep 2003 09:00:00 EST Whats an Integration Competency Center whats it got to do with an enterprise nervous system how can it help your organizations integration efforts and what benefits would result Gartners Roy Schulte gave valuable insight on that and more in a recent ebizQ webinar summarized here http://www.ebizq.net/topics/healthcare/features/2807.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/healthcare/features/2807.html?rss Mon, 22 Sep 2003 09:00:00 EST AMR Researchs Eric Austvold would likely answer Yes In a recent ebizQ webinar outlined here Austvold explained why he thinks Chief Process Officers and black belts are among the emerging trends companies can get in on to extend their ERP systems and become processoriented and agile http://www.ebizq.net/topics/healthcare/features/2811.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/healthcare/features/2811.html?rss Tue, 16 Sep 2003 11:57:00 EST You cant get the answer right if youre not clear on the question ebizQs Beth GoldBernstein and integration guru Bill Ruh are writing a book on integration best practices and early on they examine the prime movers for integration projects how to define business requirements and how to measure success http://www.ebizq.net/topics/healthcare/features/2791.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/healthcare/features/2791.html?rss Mon, 15 Sep 2003 09:00:00 EST The benefits of becoming a realtime enterprise are many and are becoming more and more apparent and widely acknowledged In a recent ebizQ webinar our own Beth GoldBernstein and CommerceQuest President and COO Lee White discussed a bunch of them http://www.ebizq.net/topics/healthcare/features/2767.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/healthcare/features/2767.html?rss Mon, 08 Sep 2003 07:00:00 EST In a new report highlighted here analysis firm the finds four vendor segments competing to dominate the CRM analytics market And the says the stakes could also be high for their customers who may need reliable integrated CRM analytics to comply with SarbanesOxley HIPAA and similar laws http://www.ebizq.net/topics/healthcare/features/2707.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/healthcare/features/2707.html?rss Mon, 01 Sep 2003 00:00:00 EST Using BPM to stay in line with SarbanesOxley HIPAA and other statutes can not only keep you on the right side of the law it can give a significant boost to your bottom line Viewers of a recent ebizQ webinar got the lowdown http://www.ebizq.net/topics/healthcare/features/2654.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/healthcare/features/2654.html?rss Mon, 21 Jul 2003 00:00:00 EST Despite the strong performance by the stock market as a whole last month shares of businessenabling software providers were fairly flat according to investment banking firm TripleTree The biggest movers in terms of enterprise valuetorevenue multiples saw them fall content management companies by fourtenthsofapoint and large platform vendors by threetenths Every other sector stayed the same or moved up or down by a tenthofapoint http://www.ebizq.net/topics/healthcare/features/2231.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/healthcare/features/2231.html?rss Mon, 23 Jun 2003 00:00:00 EST The realtime enterprise is not a trend that companies can afford to wait out As the competition speeds up companies will need to keep up or perish So says ebizQs Vice President for Strategic Services Beth GoldBernstein With that in mind she points to ten areas companies must carefully cultivate in order to flower into a realtime enterprise http://www.ebizq.net/topics/healthcare/features/2052.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/healthcare/features/2052.html?rss Mon, 19 May 2003 00:00:00 EST It was an up April for shares of businessenabling software vendors according to investment banking firm TripleTree All but the healthcare sector saw their enterprise valuetorevenue multiples rise The supply chain management and telecomm sectors were standouts and other strong gainers included customer relationship management business intelligence content management and financial services http://www.ebizq.net/topics/healthcare/features/1458.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/healthcare/features/1458.html?rss Mon, 21 Apr 2003 00:00:00 EST March was much the same as February for businessenabling software makers according to investment banking firm TripleTree Most saw their enterprise valuetorevenue multiples dip eversoslightly or stay the same Only security and wireless wares makers bucked the trend with their ratios rising a touch All in all says TripleTree Iraq took center stage and IT was on the backburner for stock marketeers http://www.ebizq.net/topics/healthcare/features/1474.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/healthcare/features/1474.html?rss Mon, 17 Mar 2003 00:00:00 EST Businessenabling software providers had a somewhat dreary February according to investment banking company TripleTree Most enterprise valuetorevenue multiples in the space inched down or stayed the same Here we present an indepth review and analysis by TripleTree of Februarys trends including a look at the building momentum surrounding offshore services and development as IT firms seek to leverage global resources http://www.ebizq.net/topics/healthcare/features/1494.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/healthcare/features/1494.html?rss Mon, 03 Mar 2003 00:00:00 EST In a forthcoming book renowned integration expert and new ebizQ columnist David S Linthicum puts integration in perspective showing where it is and where its headed One such direction he says clearly is solutions for specific verticals In this chapter from Next Generation Application IntegrationFrom Simple Information to ServiceOriented Models late Addison Wesley Longman Linthicum explores integrations present and future penetration in Finance Healthcare and Manufacture Retail and Distribution MRD http://www.ebizq.net/topics/healthcare/features/1499.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/healthcare/features/1499.html?rss Tue, 18 Feb 2003 00:00:00 EST Businessenabling software providers began the year with a narrowly mixed month according to investment banking company TripleTree Most saw their enterprise valuetorevenue multiples move up or down by only one or two tenths of a point or stay the same Noteworthy exceptions included the business intelligence apps sector whose ratio rose fourtenths of a point ERP which went up threetenths and financial services which dropped by sixtenths The integration software space stayed steady Here we present TripleTrees indepth review and analysis of Januarys trends http://www.ebizq.net/topics/healthcare/features/1509.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/healthcare/features/1509.html?rss Mon, 13 Jan 2003 00:00:00 EST What do healthcare organizations stand to gain from wireless technologies Considerable improvements in efficiency revenue generation and patient care to name a few benefits This white paper from AirWeb describes the numerous opportunities that wireless access to critical data and applications provides healthcare professionals http://www.ebizq.net/topics/healthcare/features/1635.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/healthcare/features/1635.html?rss Mon, 16 Dec 2002 00:00:00 EST The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act emphasizes the need for standardized transactions when transferring personal health information and that brings with it a need for heightened privacy and security This Gotham Technology Group paper focuses on HIPAAmandated security requirements and the potential risks of not meeting them http://www.ebizq.net/topics/healthcare/features/1648.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/healthcare/features/1648.html?rss Mon, 09 Dec 2002 00:00:00 EST As HIPAA deadlines continue to be phased in healthcare organizations must learn how to adapt their IT systems to the new regulations This white paper by Jam Kahn of Rainbow Technologies focuses on patient privacy and authentication requirements as well as the technologies available to assist in achieving HIPAA objectives http://www.ebizq.net/topics/healthcare/features/1651.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/healthcare/features/1651.html?rss Sun, 20 Oct 2002 00:00:00 EST This article from business integration products provider Quovadx focuses on how healthcare organizations can prepare for HIPAA transaction and code set compliance and in the process achieve simpler and more costeffective administration procedures http://www.ebizq.net/topics/healthcare/features/1675.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/healthcare/features/1675.html?rss Mon, 07 Oct 2002 00:00:00 EST The phasein of HIPAA requirements is beginning this month And despite the advance warning many healthcare provides arent prepared This paper from IT consulting firm Syntel looks at the benefits that HIPAA will convey upon the industry and provides an action plan for getting up to speed on the new requirements http://www.ebizq.net/topics/healthcare/features/1685.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/healthcare/features/1685.html?rss Mon, 16 Sep 2002 00:00:00 EST Customers are more concerned than ever about how well businesses are safeguarding their personal information and savvy ecommerce companies are working to improve their privacy policies and technologies Here Arvind Krishna of IBMs Tivoli Software offers guidelines for developing a better privacy strategy and he looks at some emerging technologies that can help make your customers feel safe http://www.ebizq.net/topics/healthcare/features/1695.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/healthcare/features/1695.html?rss Sun, 01 Sep 2002 00:00:00 EST The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act is having a major impact on the architectural designs of medical systems across the US In this article DerShung Yang of Cysive and ChihHung Chang at Northeastern University explain why Web services are the preferred architectural approach for complying with HIPAA http://www.ebizq.net/topics/healthcare/features/1557.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/healthcare/features/1557.html?rss Mon, 29 Apr 2002 00:00:00 EST Web services will be a boon to healthcare providers faced with the impending integration requirements of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act says Ankur Laroia of theSequenceGroup In this article he discusses the underlying business drivers for healthcare integration and outlines several Web services capabilities that healthcare organizations can leverage to achieve EAI http://www.ebizq.net/topics/healthcare/features/1546.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/healthcare/features/1546.html?rss Mon, 15 Apr 2002 00:00:00 EST For healthcare organizations across the US the deadline for complying with the Healthcare Insurance Portability and Accountability Act looms larger every month Among other things HIPAA requires companies to adopt national ebusiness standards for all internal systems This excerpt from a white paper by Extol International looks at the key requirements and common myths of HIPAA compliance http://www.ebizq.net/topics/healthcare/features/1626.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/healthcare/features/1626.html?rss Mon, 05 Nov 2001 00:00:00 EST Healthcare is one of the industries likely to benefit most from wireless technology The ability to input or retrieve data via handheld devices could reduce prescription errors cut down on timeconsuming paperwork and speed visiting nurses access to critical patient data This paper by Niraj Jetly of Breakaway Solutions presents healthcares challenges and explains how wireless can help http://www.ebizq.net/topics/healthcare/features/1625.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/healthcare/features/1625.html?rss Tue, 29 May 2001 00:00:00 EST The ebusiness software and services markets need to get vertical according to hightech investment banking firm Cherry Tree Co Its latest report looks at several key industriesfrom finance to healthcare to telecommunicationsand explores the opportunities available to enterprise software vendors and systems integrators that invest in developing industryspecific vertical applications and consulting services http://www.ebizq.net/topics/healthcare/features/1619.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/healthcare/features/1619.html?rss Mon, 05 Feb 2001 00:00:00 EST Its a dangerous world out there full of viruses and malicious code and destructive email This white paper from Baltimore Technologies looks at how one healthcare company Premera Blue Cross used security tools to keep its networks safer http://www.ebizq.net/topics/healthcare/features/1623.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/healthcare/features/1623.html?rss Mon, 05 Jun 2000 00:00:00 EST Healthcare is an industry like any other but from an IT perspective it has some unusual features It is informationintensive But that says Robert Murrie CEO of Healthcarecom makes it uniquely suited for the new middlewarebased frontier of the Internetso long as basic healthcare values arent lost in the process http://www.ebizq.net/topics/healthcare/features/1624.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/healthcare/features/1624.html?rss Mon, 27 Mar 2000 00:00:00 EST Heathcare is an industry in rapid transition Costs new technology everfluid insurance regulations are all reshaping the industry and reshaping it quickly HIEs Robert Murrie takes a look at what BB technology adds to the mixand how it may actually be making things a bit more stable http://www.ebizq.net/topics/healthcare/features/1622.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/healthcare/features/1622.html?rss