Came across this post and video about how HL7 works on Twitter by @HL7 and really enjoyed the simplicity of it. What’s interesting though is that HL7 doesn’t seem to be simple at all. Please know I’m not saying HL7 isn’t a good thing, because standardization can add to progression. Also, I’m a business guy and need to leave the details to…
There is an abundance of focus and energy around the shift to digitizing healthcare. The government may be the biggest cheerleader and/or bank roller. Last week, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT posted on its Health IT Buzz Blog a new theme of unity in healthcare emphasizing the fact that it is going to be a huge…
Software pricing – what an interesting science! So much goes into strategically positioning your software product, platform and/or service in the particular market you are in from a value perspective. You start by positioning your software business model against competitors – traditional software model vs. SaaS for instance. In our experience, there is still an educational process when many potential clients…
Pathagility won a contract with UNC Nephropathology about 18 months ago. We were chosen because we offered a web-based reporting solution that did not require an overhaul of their existing Filemaker Pro lab system. Pathagility’s ReportPath gave them the functionality they needed without having to change LIS systems. One thing UNC Nephropathology is most pleased…
Several years ago I worked for a national lab. Our company’s individual AP labs of different sizes and specialties were sprinkled from coast to coast. The network functioned with each lab maintaining a considerable amount of autonomy and labs’ LIS systems ranged from antiquated to new and shiny and from home-brew DOS-based to the latest…
Today almost every pathology lab director has “interfacing” as a line item on their weekly staff meeting agenda. As more referring physicians implement EMR systems and ramp up their meaningful use (MU) of these technologies to grab their piece of the Federal Government’s HITECH incentive dollars, the demand for LIS-to-EMR interfacing increases. Check out a previous post describing the…