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DNA and CRM: Gene Therapy Chain of Custody Innovation
It may still seem like science fiction of the future, but gene therapy is here and happening right now. What is gene therapy? Created to help manage or prevent diseases, gene therapy may be used to treat patients instead of synthetic drugs or multiple surgeries in the very near future. Currently, researchers are focusing on...
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Innovation in the Medical Device Field with Complaint Management
The medical device industry is facing many changes in the next few years. In the midst of meeting new regulations and guidelines in the EU, how can this industry keep up with current trends in technology? And how can the voice of the customer help drive innovation? Like most things these days, the answer lies...
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Don’t Miss These Dreamforce 2019 Healthcare Sessions
Dreamforce 2019 is fast approaching and Agenda Builder is now live. Not sure which sessions to attend when it comes to Healthcare and Life Sciences? Silverline HLS leaders Matt Gretczko, Walter Groszewski, and Jim Rogers have hand-picked notable topics and panels to help round out your #DF19 schedule. Tuesday, November 19: Future of Life Sciences:...
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Insights from HLTH 2019: Defining the Future of Healthcare
Jim Rogers and I recently attended the HLTH 2019 event in Las Vegas. With a theme of Defining the Future of Healthcare, it featured an information-packed agenda with leaders from across healthcare sharing their insights. The speakers were incredible, with each session rich in valuable content. The HLTH team did an incredible job curating speakers...
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Innovations and Ideas from Cerner Health Conference 2019
Scott Thomas and I just came back from the Cerner Health Conference in Kansas City. What an incredible experience. It was the 40th anniversary of Cerner so this was a significant event and a proud moment for the organization. I remember the first time I attended the event back in 2003 when I was working...
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Salesforce Health Cloud Winter ‘20 Release Notes: What’s in it for You?
“Note: This release is in preview. Features described here don’t become generally available until the latest general availability date that Salesforce announces for this release. Before then, and where features are noted as beta, pilot, or developer preview, we can’t guarantee general availability within any particular time frame or at all. Make your purchase decisions...
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What To Do About Growing Emergency Room Costs
It’s an unfortunate truth, but receiving care in an emergency room often starts patients on a path to financial disaster. It’s easy to feel the frustration of both patients and caregivers as they’re stuck in a circuit of supply and demand that doesn’t favor either party. The cycle is clear to see: patients aren’t able...
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Why EHR and CRM are Better Together
After a successful industry-wide implementation of new and cutting-edge technology, it’s hard to stomach when something newer and shinier comes out. You want to take a beat and enjoy the fruits of your labor — not completely abandon the old for the new. Many organizations have completed Electronic Health Record (EHR) implementations only to find...
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Solving for Similarities in Healthcare Sub-Verticals
I received the question the other day from a new Silverliner, as to why we focus initially on the Provider space as a sub-vertical. It’s not the first time I’ve been asked that. It’s not the first time I’ve answered it, which made me realize — maybe more people should know the answer. After working...
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An Introduction to Life Sciences Solutions from Silverline
Several trends have converged to make patient engagement key to the success of Life Sciences companies. Patients increasingly expect to collaborate in their care with the same convenience and choice that they enjoy with other consumer companies. Engaging patients is essential, as reimbursement models shift from service based to value based. Engaged patients achieve better...