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Jeff Smith
DIRECTOR, HEALTHCARE VERTICAL - BUSINESS SOLUTIONS
Jeff’s technology and business focus ensures that CIBER solutions are customized to meet healthcare client’s unique business challenges while retaining the benefit of proven best practices. Prior to joining CIBER he worked at H2H Solutions where he served as a the Product Manager for their e-Prescribing Platform and lead the integration efforts with national EMR systems, Lab Portals, HIE's, and other SaaS platforms. Jeff also managed large Blue Cross Blue Shield Payer accounts which provided services ranging from: Staff Augmentation, Product Development, and Project-Based Initiatives. Jeff holds an MBA from Wayne State University with a concentration in Information Systems Management and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Michigan State University.
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Social Media in Healthcare – The Next Big Thing for Consumers
Jeff Smith, Director, Healthcare Vertical - Business Solutions : 01 December 2011 / 12:39 PM : 0 
There are more than 800 million active users on Facebook today and over 50% login each and every day. Hundreds of hospitals across the country have deployed enterprise social platforms to improve collaboration between physicians and staff. Insurance companies have tried to reach consumers over the web for many years with very little success. Both are seeking new ways to engage consumers to influence their behaviors by investing in next generation social technologies (Mobile Applications, Video Chat, Social Gaming, Social TV, Social Couponing, Social Learning, Social CRM and Social Navigation) that can be fully integrated into the backend systems to leverage this new...
Posted in Healthcare on 01 December 2011
Tagged: analytics Healthcare Mobility Social Media
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Consumer Activation - Driving Powerful Connections in Healthcare
Jeff Smith, Director, Healthcare Vertical - Business Solutions : 08 June 2011 / 5:22 PM : 0
As people take on greater responsibility for health spend and care choices there is a need for convenient access to support, tools, and information. Buyers of health insurance need to understand their options in coverage, networks and financial exposure. Consumers of care need to engage and be engaged to actively manage their health choices for improved health.
Reform legislation will open the market for new products and competitors. Small group employers are expected to voucher employees to the open market for insurance solutions and Buying Exchanges will move this market exclusively to the internet.
Increased popularity of Consumer-Direct...
Posted in Healthcare on 08 June 2011
Tagged: Healthcare
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Enterprise Mobility in Healthcare: HIMSS 11 Experience
Jeff Smith, Director, Healthcare Vertical - Business Solutions : 04 March 2011 / 3:08 PM : 1
HIMSS 2011 in Orlando, FL was a great experience for me to see what the future of healthcare will bring and the technology that will drive delivery and support within hospitals, clinics, physician’s offices, labs and payers. The delivery of care will change significantly with mandates such as the use of EMR by 2014 for physicians, ACO, Meaningful Use, etc. The use of mobility, cloud computing and remote patient monitoring had a significant presence at HIMSS with the largest cellular network providers partnering with some of the largest clinical systems to develop solutions remotely.
CIBER’s Healthcare Vertical demonstrated the &ld...
Posted in Healthcare on 04 March 2011
Tagged: Healthcare Mobility
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Sick? - “There’s an app for that”
Jeff Smith, Director, Healthcare Vertical - Business Solutions : 17 February 2011 / 2:09 PM : 1
2010 saw the explosion of smart phone use and iTunes® app store and the Android® Market delivered a myriad of “apps” for these phones - and it’s changing our lives. How many times have you said “I’ve got an app for that” or “There has to be an app for that”? Apple coined “There’s an app for that” in their marketing campaigns because it reflects reality - the phrase is used all day, every day as we look for help to fill a void or answer a question. There are more than 6,000 healthcare related apps in the market today. Some physicians are concerned healthcare consumers...
Posted in Healthcare on 17 February 2011
Tagged: Healthcare Mobility
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