Healthcare IT Strategy
Vendor evaluation, project planning, EHR migrations, and interoperability strategy for healthcare IT leaders and implementation teams — beyond the EDI format itself.
How to Evaluate a Healthcare EDI Clearinghouse Vendor: RFP Checklist
A practical RFP checklist for evaluating healthcare EDI clearinghouse vendors — connectivity, transaction coverage, support SLAs, and questions most teams forget to ask.
What Does a Healthcare IT QA Analyst Do? Skills, Tools, and Career Path
A breakdown of the healthcare IT QA analyst role — core skills, common tools, typical career progression, and how the job differs from general software QA.
How to Plan an EHR Data Migration Without Downtime
A planning framework for EHR data migrations — scoping, cutover strategy, validation, and how to minimize disruption to clinical and billing operations.
FHIR Adoption in Health Systems: Where It Stands and What Still Runs on X12
A practical look at how far FHIR adoption has actually progressed across health systems, and why X12 EDI still carries the bulk of claims and billing traffic.
Epic, Cerner, and Meditech: Comparing Interoperability and EDI Support
A comparison of how Epic, Cerner, and Meditech approach interoperability and EDI connectivity — integration engines, standard transaction support, and implementation considerations.
How to Build a Trading Partner Onboarding Process for Healthcare EDI
A repeatable process for onboarding new EDI trading partners — documentation, testing phases, sign-off criteria, and how to avoid onboarding backlog.
Healthcare Data Interoperability: A Practical Explainer for IT Leaders
A plain-language explainer on healthcare data interoperability — the standards involved, why they coexist, and what IT leaders need to know when planning integration work.
Vendor Management Best Practices for Healthcare IT Integration Projects
Best practices for managing EDI and integration vendors on healthcare IT projects — SLAs, escalation paths, testing accountability, and avoiding scope drift.