5 Change Management Practices for Healthcare Transformation Success
The move to value-based care means healthcare leaders today are being tasked with guiding their organizations through massive strategic transformations to improve quality, efficiency and effectiveness. These initiatives involve implementing new systems and processes that affect everything from financing to service delivery to the need for increased connections and collaboration with other entities and providers. […]
Virsys12 Launches a New Podcast to Highlight Healthcare Transformation
How I Transformed This spotlights successful industry leaders. Long before cloud solutions were widely adopted in the healthcare industry, Virsys12 was transforming the business of value-based care with Salesforce. With the increasing speed of change and the complexities in new reimbursement and business models, our innovative team is focused on transforming how healthcare is consumed […]
How Salesforce Einstein Analytics and Health Cloud Could Change Healthcare
Healthcare organizations are looking for ways to be impactful in their markets and better serve their patient population and the old ways and use of EMR systems as the only technology to manage patient care is no longer a viable solution. Health systems need to collaborative, technology-driven patient engagement and outreaach. Salesforces already helps healthcare […]
How Innovation Has Transformed Healthcare
From Spreadsheets to Smartphones: How Innovation Has Transformed Healthcare was a key topic of Tammy Hawes’ podcast episode at HIMSS19. It’s been two months since Virsys12 attended and presented at HIMSS19 and while the excitement from the event has faded, the ideas, discussions, partnerships and collaborations that stem from the event are just taking root. […]
Swimming in data
Image, courtesy Nashville Healthcare Council “Swimming in data” is a phrase just about everyone working in healthcare today can relate to. At a Nashville Health Care Council (NHC) luncheon last week, Dr. Toby Cosgrove pointed out that, not only are healthcare organizations overloaded with data, they’re struggling to make meaningful use of it. And that’s […]
Virsys12 Earns Salesforce Gold Again!
By Joe Davila | Earlier this month Virsys12 was awarded Gold Salesforce Certified Consulting Partner status for our efforts in FY19. What an incredible honor that we worked so hard to receive! When I joined Virsys12 in September of last year, I knew I was joining a powerhouse team. Between the drive and intellect of […]
Transformation in Healthcare Takes Vision, Leadership and Technology
This is an expanded version of an article that originally appeared as part of a sponsored profile in the Nashville Post. Every day, we hear about another remarkable advance in healthcare technology. As more of these new technologies are launched, healthcare organizations are investing tremendous amounts of money into them, expecting these solutions to help […]
Salesforce Winter ’19 Release – Virsys12 Favorites
The Salesforce Winter ’19 release dates are upon us (main dates: September 8th, October 6th & 13th depending on your Salesforce instance) and Visys12 could not be more excited! The Winter release is packed full of awesome content, and we put together highlights we are particularly excited about. Here are our top five picks including mass record owner […]
The Future of IoT in Healthcare
Last month, Virsys12 was honored to host a fireside chat as one of the kickoff sessions for the Health:Further conference here in Nashville. The session was sponsored by our friends at TN HIMSS and our topic was the future of the Internet of Things (IoT) in healthcare. I was joined by Mary Alice Heston, VP […]
Better, Faster, Stronger – Referral Management
If someone told you a process you’re currently using is creating poor patient satisfaction, costing you money, and ultimately damaging your reputation…what would you do? Referring patients to physicians is one of the most fundamental and frequently performed tasks in clinical practice, according to JAMA. It remains one of the most overlooked areas in healthcare […]
Payers + Providers: What I Didn’t Know Then
I remember the first time I had to make my own decision about selecting a healthcare plan. It was overwhelming for a young woman just out of college. Happily, the benefits person at my office was very helpful and most of my following experiences with what the healthcare ecosystem calls “payers” has been positive however, […]
The Game Changer Award Goes to… Customer Service
When you think about health tech (and the B2B space more broadly), the first thing you think of is likely not customer service. Nonetheless, the buzzwords of health tech—interoperability, blockchain, AI, and the like—only find their meaning when combined with great implementations grounded in excellent customer service. When Virsys12 was asked to be a part […]
Time for Innovation? Insights from HIMSS ’18
Another HIMSS in the books (thank you Las Vegas) and many will return to work as usual. Some will remember great moments and integrate new thinking in their work. A few, maybe you, will change the world with innovation. A quick recap of insights and actionable news: 1. “Healthcare is ripe for innovation and must […]
Healthcare Moves Ahead in 2018 After Uncertainty
Healthcare lessons learned from 2017 We offer these three reliable media sources (not Fake News) with summaries from 2017: FierceHealthcare – Top Headlines Becker’s Hospital Review – Top Ten Trends Healthcare IT News – Top Collections of Predictions, Events, Cybersecurity, VA news, Interviews, Big Changes, Emerging Trends and Popular Stories Don’t have time to read these yourselves? […]
The Salesforce Economy benefits Virsys12 Clients – Dreams Come True!
Salesforce and its ecosystem of partners and customers will create 3.3 million jobs and $859 billion in new business revenues worldwide by 2022, and for every dollar earned by Salesforce, the ecosystem will gain $5.20. If you are even tangentially connected to the world of Salesforce aka the Salesforce Economy, this is not a dream, it […]
3 Roadblocks: Operational Technology and Tomorrow’s Healthcare
While there are plenty unknowns about what lies ahead for healthcare, one thing is certain: The move to value-based care is here to stay, even if the process will be more gradual than originally projected. For any healthcare organization, transitioning to new payment models represents a significant cultural change, and technology will be integral to […]
Webinar: Meeting the ACO Challenge with a Winning Technology Strategy
Growing and managing a provider network can be challenging. Add in the extra complexity of value-based payments, and you have an organization with many operational complexities to address. We think a combination of the right technology with the right team is the answer to this challenge. However, many organizations often find that the technologies they […]
4 Risk Management Questions for a Changing Healthcare Economy
By its very nature, risk means exposure. It opens you up to potential dangers and pitfalls. So it’s not surprising that most healthcare executives have a pretty low tolerance for risk. After all, you’re working in a profession where human lives are on the line. A mistake can literally spell the difference between life and […]
Trends in Value-Based Care: Insights from Spring 2017 ACO Events
Two big events last month gave us the chance to catch up with leaders of some of the largest and most successful ACOs in the country, here are our 4 big insights.
Cloudy with a Chance of Success: HHS Moves Ahead
We live in the cloud. My alarm clock is my cell phone app, which knows that it is a weekday and what time I get up. I’m sure in a few nanoseconds there will be an app pulling my morning meeting data from my calendar and adjusting my morning wake-up buzz so I’ll make the meeting […]
What a Ride! 5 Lessons from a Wildly Unpredictable Year
This year should have come with a warning: Hang on with both hands! Even though rapid change has pretty much become the norm in today’s world, these past 12 months have been exceptional by any standard. There’s been no shortage of surprises, twists, turns, and ups and downs along the way. (BTW, stay with me, […]
Top 5 Ingredients for ACO Success
Can an ACO Network Management System ease the transition to value-based care? Most healthcare payers and providers believe within a few short years, value-based reimbursement structures like accountable care organizations (ACOs) will be the norm, overtaking the traditional fee-for-service model. But the transition could be bumpy. In highlighting the top 5 ingredients of a successful […]
Virsys12’s 12 Keys to Business Success
What does it take to be successful? Tammy Hawes, our CEO and founder, was honored a little over a year ago by her alma mater as a inductee into their business school’s Hall of Fame. She was invited to share her thoughts on what it takes beyond the basic skills for the job. Being in […]
Women in Technology: Open More Doors
In early April, the Nashville Post celebrated the accomplishments of some of Middle Tennessee’s female technology leaders at a luncheon focused on our key inspirations, turning points and principles that drive success. The subject was timely. The Wall Street Journal had recently hosted a similar event in San Francisco on the heels of recent research […]
5 Lessons Learned From 5 Years of Growing a Business
It’s hard to believe it’s been five years since I launched Virsys12. Looking back from this vantage point, it’s clear I had plenty to learn about starting and growing a business. Here are five lessons I’ve learned during Virsys12’s first five years (so far) 1. It’s hard to grow alone. Like many who start a […]
Great Technology Doesn’t Replace the Need for Great People
From marketing automation to the Internet of Things, technology breakthroughs continue to push the envelope. On any given day, you can read about some new high-tech idea designed to improve the way we work, communicate and get things done. For someone like me whose work and career has been shaped by a lifelong […]
New Health Innovation Initiative Brings Consumer-Centered Care to the Forefront
The Center for Consumer Engagement in Health Innovation officially launched last month, signaling a significant push toward putting patients at the center of the healthcare universe. With the backing of a five-year, $14.8 million legacy grant from The Atlantic Philanthropies, this initiative promises to amplify the voice of the patient, both in reshaping the way […]
Is Tech Innovation Part of Your Business Strategy?
In a recent interview with MReport, John Guzzo of investment banking firm Berkery Noyes, discussed the importance of tech innovation in the mortgage business. Many of his insights also apply to the broader banking and financial services industry—and beyond. In particular, Gizzo speaks to the increased demand forinnovative CRM and lead generation technology, a trend […]
Technology for Healthcare and Health: Challenges and Opportunities Ahead
Investments in technology for healthcare and health are accelerating, and we’re seeing progress made towards improved patient experience and operational efficiencies. However, as a recent CIO.com article makes clear in itspredictions for 2016, plenty of challenges remain. Data silos and interoperability are two connected issues that many health systems and networks wrestle with, and we’re […]
Why Take Time to Share Knowledge?
One of the many great benefits of doing business in Nashville is the spirit of collaboration and support that thrives here. We’re honored to be a part of it. Sharing knowledge makes us all stronger, and it’s one of the reasons we’re so committed to actively engaging in our community, contributing our expertise and ideas, […]
