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Solid leads can be so difficult to obtain; is it that big of a deal for security companies to utilize potentially shady marketing techniques? Yes, says Mitch Parker, Executive Director of IS and Compliance at Indiana University Health. Here’s why.
A strong relationship between vendor and customer is one built on mutual understanding, respect, and hard work. Nothing will sever it quicker than bad leads or blind referral requests, says Mitch Parker.
The key to achieving success in healthcare IT – or any field, for that matter – isn’t in the number of calls you make, but rather the level of service you provide, says Mitch Parker, CISO at Indiana University Health.
Implementing a system that can accurately identify patients isn’t as simple as adding a field to an EMR system. But it is going to require “a mobilization and educational effort similar to the one that made EMR usage pervasive,” says Mitch Parker.
Before we can get into the specifics of why a national patient identification system is necessary, it’s important to reflect on the changes the industry has seen in the past 20 years when it comes to data access and privacy, says Mitch Parker.
