Posts by J P Systems, Inc.
What is an API really?
APIs for … Intelligent People! We love the Dummies© series of books, but being unfamiliar with something new does not a dummy make. For perspective, here are some background facts about the three biggest realms in science affecting economic activity over the last 2000 years: 1. Medicine – Hippocratic Oath, (350 BC) 2. Business Finance…
Read MoreMansplaining Explained to Explainers
Lack of R E S P E C T leads to Angry Employees and Underutilized Staff How is it hurting women in the workforce? Better yet- how is it wasting time and money? Mansplaining decreases productivity, causes a misdistribution of skills, and reinforces gender stereotypes. Case in point: Recently in a sales meeting the female…
Read MoreJ P Systems Wins 120 M VA Terminology Services Support Recompete
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Clifton, VA – June 28, 2021, J P Systems, Inc., JPSys, received notification of a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs recompete contract award, which is a single award, Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract for clinical terminology standards services with a ceiling threshold of $120 million. The contract includes a base 5…
Read MoreYour Career Track: Specialist or Generalist?
The Debate between Specialist or Generalist as a Career Track for Future Business Needs By Ron Rex For decades the workforce has debated on the most valuable career track: is it specialist or generalist? Do I focus on deep specialist credentials and experience, or will I be better off in the long run by being…
Read MoreThe Importance of High Quality Data for AI Reliability
Garbage in = Garbage Out = High Risk By Lindsay Westervelt J P Systems, Inc. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a hot topic right now in healthcare for numerous reasons. Namely, AI has the potential to reduce clinical burnout and fatigue by improving Clinical Decision Support. AI uses Machine Learning to create predictive logic and “act”…
Read MoreKeeping Everyone in the Know: New CMS ADT Rule
Author: David C. Kibbe, MD On March 9, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the Interoperability and Patient Access Final Rule aimed at enhancing interoperability and increasing patient access to health information. This Final Rule contains a new Condition of Participation (CoP) that requires all hospitals, psychiatric hospitals, and Critical Access Hospitals to electronically share (via an…
Read MoreHow to Prepare for the API Requirements of the Cures Act
As of April 5, 2021, the U.S. ONC Cures Act Final Rule Compliance Timeframe is in effect. Healthcare providers, Health IT developers, Health Information Exchanges (HIEs), and Health Information Networks (HINs) will have until October 6, 2022, to provide patients with access to all their Electronic Health Information (EHI). There are several requirements that providers, developers, and…
Read MoreThe Importance of a Nursing Data Framework
By Dr. Luann Whittenburg, RN, PMP, FHIMSS A Nursing Data Framework can give healthcare providers a way to garner business intelligence to save money and reduce risk by improving workflows, load leveling personnel schedules, and improving patient safety. With more than 4 million nurses in the U.S., nurses are the largest clinical segment of the U.S. healthcare…
Read MoreJ P Systems Scores Two New Big Contract Wins!
On February 25, J P Systems received notification from VetsEZ, a Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), that they received a 3 year $75M prime T4NG contract award by the Department of Veterans Affairs. This award is the T4NG Community Care DevSecOps Contract. This award is to provide Community Care DevSecOps support services. As a subcontractor to VetsEZ,…
Read MoreDiversity at JPSYS: Interview for Black History Month 2021
Diversity, culture, and inclusion have become such important topics in the past year. At J P Systems, we’re grateful and honored to have an experienced team of experts from all different backgrounds. That’s why during this Black History month, we asked two of our Senior Analysts, Donna Redley and Nina Mitchell, for their insight on…
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