As a leader in healthcare IT services and ambulatory EHR adoption and implementation, Concordant is an industry name. We’ve been cited in numerous articles and commentary, authored white papers and participated in many speaking engagements.
Our industry memberships and participation are both on the state and national levels: the Massachusetts Health Data Consortium, Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS), American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), and the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA).
We also participate in security standards organizations such as the Computer Security Institute, the Information Systems Security Association (ISSA), and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).
Featured Publications and Media
BYLINER | There is a massive amount of discussion circulating on Meaningful Use with regard to the right data security and privacy approach to achieve necessary requirements. Health Information Technology (HIT) owners in fact, have a great deal more to worry about than Meaningful Use. HIT owners need to focus their attention on creating and operating a solid electronic health record (EHR) security ecosystem.
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WEBINAR | Second in a series of Concordant-sponsored Webinars with HIMSS, "Greater Concerns Beyond Meaningful Use: Creating a Secured Healthcare IT Ecosystem," discusses how to perform a security assessment of your ecosystem and create an actionable roadmap to begin lock-down tomorrow. This Thought Leadership piece includes a link to the live recording and presentation slides from the June 15, 2010 Webinar.
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WEBINAR | First in a series of Concordant-sponsored Webinars with HIMSS, "Demystifying Meaningful Use: A Practical Approach," contains a comprehensive, practical step-by-step approach to achieving Meaningful Use that creates an ongoing best practices environment for your organization, is vendor agnostic and balances clinical efficiency with Meaningful Use. This Thought Leadership piece includes link to the live recording and presentation slides from the May 11, 2010 Webinar.
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PODCAST | Jack Daniel, Principal Consultant and Security Lead for Concordant and Howard Anderson, managing editor for Healthcare Info Security, discuss security technologies and practices at the start of an EHR implementation.
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WHITE PAPER | Compliance is defined and examined in this white paper. Learn about the primary compliance standards and frameworks and their effects on IT infrastructure. Recommendations for determining a path to compliance are also outlined.
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CASE STUDY | Industry best practices and regulations required the clients of Wilde, a direct marketing services provider, to protect the privacy and security of infomation entrusted to them. Concordant developed and implemented a comprehensive program helping Wilde acheive SOX, HIPAA, and GLBA compliance for its clients.
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CASE STUDY | For Emerson Hospital, April 2005 and the pending HIPAA compliance deadline was looming on the horizon. The hospital needed help and partnered with Concordant to navigate the road to compliance. Working with the hospital, Concordant met the deadline, creating and implementing a solution that met regulatory requirements.
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CASE STUDY | In 2001, BCBSMA realized that the organization required a massive desktop/LAN infrastructure update. Concordant was enlisted to facilitate the transition and manage the results. Today BCBSMA has a more robust and reliable infrastructure. The engagement with Concordant has also enabled BCBSMA to improve end-user satisfaction, significantly reduce costs, and comply with HIPAA regulations.
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