Focus Solutions
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Better healthcare outcomes start and end with people, but are highly enabled by a sound and well-executed technology strategy. Getting the most out of your EHR and other health tech investments is a difficult road. Consider us your expert guide.
That’s right, we’re your expert guide to better technology solutions… a responsibility we don’t take lightly.
Focus Solutions is certified to install, implement, and support Electronic Health Records (EHR) software products. We offer professional IT and in-market consulting to physician offices and clinics.
Why Focus Solutions?
Proven Experience >> We've helped 100+ healthcare organizations since our founding in 2013. Our experience transcends EHR - strategy to workflow to integrations to data analytics.
Tech-savvy >> We understand all aspects of health tech and how tools can work together to create solutions. Our team includes early adopters of technology and enthusiasts - we take pride in continually learning and innovating.
Business-minded >> We're a business partner that helps bring it all together - people, process, and technology. Your return on investment is critical - we're by your side to ensure the intended business outcomes and financial results become reality.
We’re dedicated to better technology solutions for better healthcare.
Insource or outsource? How to make the right call for your healthcare IT
The insource-versus-outsource decision in healthcare IT sounds like it should be simple. Either you build a team internally to handle your technology, or you hire an outside partner to do it. One costs more in salary and overhead. The other costs more in contracts and less control. Run the math, make a call. In practice,
The insource-versus-outsource decision in healthcare IT sounds like it should be simple. Either you build a team internally to handle your technology, or you hire an outside partner to do it. One costs more in salary and overhead. The other costs more in contracts and less control. Run the math, make a call. In practice,
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Healthcare data warehouses: what mid-market practices actually need to know
A healthcare data warehouse is a centralized system that pulls data from your EHR, billing platform, scheduling tools, and other operational systems into a single environment built for reporting and analysis. Instead of logging into four different platforms to answer one question, you query one data source that has already organized the information into a
A healthcare data warehouse is a centralized system that pulls data from your EHR, billing platform, scheduling tools, and other operational systems into a single environment built for reporting and analysis. Instead of logging into four different platforms to answer one question, you query one data source that has already organized the information into a
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What is an MSO in healthcare? A plain-English guide for practice leaders
An MSO (managed services organization) in healthcare is a business entity that provides non-clinical administrative and operational support to physician practices. That typically includes some combination of billing, HR, IT, compliance, vendor management, and payer contracting. The physician practice retains control over clinical care. The MSO handles the business side. That’s the textbook answer. The
An MSO (managed services organization) in healthcare is a business entity that provides non-clinical administrative and operational support to physician practices. That typically includes some combination of billing, HR, IT, compliance, vendor management, and payer contracting. The physician practice retains control over clinical care. The MSO handles the business side. That’s the textbook answer. The
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AI readiness for healthcare practices: What it actually takes
An AI readiness assessment evaluates whether your organization has the data infrastructure, security posture, governance framework, and operational maturity to adopt AI tools effectively and compliantly. In healthcare, that assessment carries additional weight because of the regulatory environment, the sensitivity of the data, and the operational complexity of clinical workflows. That’s the formal definition. The
An AI readiness assessment evaluates whether your organization has the data infrastructure, security posture, governance framework, and operational maturity to adopt AI tools effectively and compliantly. In healthcare, that assessment carries additional weight because of the regulatory environment, the sensitivity of the data, and the operational complexity of clinical workflows. That’s the formal definition. The
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The first 90 days as a healthcare CIO: a field guide
You didn’t take this job because you don’t know technology. You took it because a mid-market healthcare organization decided it was time to put a dedicated technology leader on the leadership team, and they hired you to be the first person in this seat. That means there’s no playbook waiting for you. The role of
You didn’t take this job because you don’t know technology. You took it because a mid-market healthcare organization decided it was time to put a dedicated technology leader on the leadership team, and they hired you to be the first person in this seat. That means there’s no playbook waiting for you. The role of
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Your practice just hired a CTO. Here’s what to expect
If your practice just hired its first CTO or CIO, you’ve made a decision that will reshape how your organization thinks about technology for years. That’s the right move. But what happens next is almost never what either side expects. In mid-market healthcare, the first dedicated technology executive might be called a CTO, a CIO,
If your practice just hired its first CTO or CIO, you’ve made a decision that will reshape how your organization thinks about technology for years. That’s the right move. But what happens next is almost never what either side expects. In mid-market healthcare, the first dedicated technology executive might be called a CTO, a CIO,
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How to evaluate a healthcare MSP (without getting burned again)
A healthcare MSP (managed service provider) is a company that manages the IT infrastructure, security, and technology operations for a physician practice or healthcare organization. That typically includes helpdesk support, network management, device management, cybersecurity, HIPAA compliance, and some level of ongoing strategic guidance about your technology environment. That definition covers a lot of ground,
A healthcare MSP (managed service provider) is a company that manages the IT infrastructure, security, and technology operations for a physician practice or healthcare organization. That typically includes helpdesk support, network management, device management, cybersecurity, HIPAA compliance, and some level of ongoing strategic guidance about your technology environment. That definition covers a lot of ground,
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EHR data conversion: what to expect when you switch systems
An EHR data conversion is the process of extracting clinical and operational data from your current electronic health record system and migrating it into a new one. It typically takes 14 to 18 weeks from kickoff to completion, involves multiple phases of data extraction, transformation, and validation, and it is almost certainly more complex than
An EHR data conversion is the process of extracting clinical and operational data from your current electronic health record system and migrating it into a new one. It typically takes 14 to 18 weeks from kickoff to completion, involves multiple phases of data extraction, transformation, and validation, and it is almost certainly more complex than
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HIPAA compliance vs cybersecurity: what’s the difference
“HIPAA compliant” and “secure” are not the same thing, but you’d never know it from the way most healthcare organizations talk about their cybersecurity posture. The assumption that passing a compliance audit means your practice is protected from cyberattacks has become one of the most persistent and dangerous beliefs in healthcare IT, and the consequences
“HIPAA compliant” and “secure” are not the same thing, but you’d never know it from the way most healthcare organizations talk about their cybersecurity posture. The assumption that passing a compliance audit means your practice is protected from cyberattacks has become one of the most persistent and dangerous beliefs in healthcare IT, and the consequences
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