Every industry has its own unique challenges, influenced by a number of factors. These need to be addressed differently with careful understanding and a focused approach. Healthcare industry has its own set of unique challenges, like the need for interoperable solutions, on-demand accessible healthcare, patient compliance, robust security requirements against prevalent laws and more.
We have worked with diverse players in the healthcare and payer industry, and coupled with in-house domain expertise, Silicus has been able to dissect the inherent impediments of this industry. We have a set of specialized industry offerings which have been developed while keeping into consideration the current context and future goals of the care providers.
Health Information Exchange (HIE) will be the major catalyst in achieving true interoperability and convergence in the healthcare industry. While many of the healthcare entities are still trying to speculate the transformation that HIE will bring, some have already started reaping the benefits of having a functional HIE in their organization.
With the continuous decline in doctor to patient ratio and an incessant rise in the aging population, Telemedicine is indeed a medical boon. Silicus has been working with healthcare providers to achieve distant healthcare using combination of high-end technologies like videoconferencing, multimedia, mobile & wireless technologies etc.
Almost 50% of the patients reportedly do not stick to the plan-of-care prescribed by the physician, either intentionally or due to factors like fear of side effects, lack of motivation, financial restrictions or reduction in symptoms. With prior experience in patient adherence solutions and related products like PHR and patient portals, Silicus can deliver comprehensive solutions to drive patient adherence and retention programs by facilitating connection between care providers, pharmacy and the patients through multiple communication channels.
The penalty for non-compliance in the Healthcare or Payer industry is huge, and we understand and appreciate the reasons. ISVs developing, hosting and managing web applications and software products in this industry must acknowledge that these information systems directly or indirectly deal with critical and sensitive patient health and medical billing information which cannot be put at risk. Silicus has a suite of test management services to cater to the challenging security requirements of the Provider and Payer industry.