Whitridge has experienced great success over its 22 years of history; it has established itself as a leader in IT staffing especially in the financial services industry. Over the past three years, we have launched the second generation of Whitridge with expansion into the Government /Cleared space and a beginning of the development of a Healthcare IT vertical. Recently, we have expanded geographically into the Tri State (NY, CT, and NJ) area leveraging our knowledge base and experience in bankin...

Healthcare innovation is at a fever pitch if everyone would just get out of the way. That includes providers that refuse to change even if it is in the best interest of the patient and the government that is so possessed with putting their stamp on something just to prove they are serving a purpose. We just attended the Connected Health Symposium in Boston on the 24th and 25th of October which reinforced my hope that healthcare has finally embraced technology. During the conference we were in...

We have now reached the outcome that I predicted three months ago with another delay in the modernization or stabilization of healthcare. The vote and signing by the president to delay the requirement of ICD 10 for another year has transpired. This only provides another excuse for technology to lag behind and providers to delay employing a system that has been used though out the world for two decades. This legitimizes the laggards that have fallen behind the curve of innovation and gives them a...

The recent post by CMS and ONC articulating their combined intention to elongate the due dates for Stage 2 and Stage 3 of Meaningful Use seemed to get a consensus endorsement from many in the Healthcare IT and provider community. It seems many were predicting a disaster when the old due dates arrived and this was obviously not impacted by the recent failure to roll out a serviceable Healthcare.gov site on the due date (Not). It’s funny how when there is a political disaster like that, everyone...

As a result of “The Affordable Care Act” and ensuing healthcare reform, we’ve all heard a lot about the push for increased mobility.  With the adoption of EMR’s we’ve also seen an increase in Healthcare IT, including the use of tablets and smart phones by doctors, mobile health applications are on the rise, and patient portals will soon be in full swing.  Data is moving around rapidly and with ease – available where it’s needed most, at the drop of a hat – not unlike th...