IT Management Strategy Documents

Doc ID: 3850

KSA HSD OUTLOOK (VOL 27) Description: Health Care Information Technology is not making performance measurement reporting any easier — today. An essential component of improving health care quality is measuring services provided and their outcomes. Performance measurement initiatives are growing in number and scope. Externally driven measurement initiatives such as the Joint Commission’s OR YX/Core Measures, CMS’ pay-for-performance demonstration projects, and IHI’s 5 Million Lives Campaign are adjunct to providers’ internal performance management programs, like Balanced Scorecard, Six Sigma, and Quality Improvement. Join and you will have access to this document Release Date: 4/9/2007 2:43:54 PM Source: Kurt Salmon Associates Member Rating: Join and you will have access to this feature

Doc ID: 3686

ACHIEVING REAL RESULTS FROM IT OUTSOURCING Description: Achieving real results from information technology outsourcing depends on a variety of factors. Understanding the advantages of outsourcing and identifying business functions with the greatest potential to benefit are fundamental. Defining an outsourcing strategy that aligns with business goals and effectively managing the outsourcing relationship are essential. Finally, setting standards for improvement and evaluating key performance indicators can help ensure long-term, business-building results. Join and you will have access to this document Release Date: 9/14/2006 9:53:52 AM Source: Perot Systems Corporation Member Rating: Join and you will have access to this feature

Doc ID: 3709

SLIDING SCALE IT EFFORTS Description: Graphical Representation of IT Strategic Decisions on IT Adoption. Health-System is committed to increasing its investment in information technology as a key enabler of business objectives. Part of this investment effort will be to ensure that the technology infrastructure keeps pace with changes in industry standards. Join and you will have access to this document Release Date: 8/15/2006 1:32:01 PM Source: CHIME Member Rating: Join and you will have access to this feature

Doc ID: 3687

AVOIDING THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS OF OUTSOURCING RELATIONSHIPS Description: Given the relentless demand by customers for getting more for less, it’s certain that work will increasingly be outsourced to partners around the corner and around the world. As various studies and decades of actual experience have shown, the value added through outsourcing not only benefits the outsourcing provider and customer, but the economy as a whole. Global sourcing is not a zero-sum game. But as smart a business move as outsourcing usually is, effectively managing the workflow is tricky, since a company’s knowledge accompanies its work—often to another shore. Executives need to avoid common pitfalls to ensure that their outsourcing relationships deliver maximum value. I call them the Seven Deadly Sins of Outsourcing Relationships. Join and you will have access to this document Release Date: 4/13/2006 5:18:26 PM Source: Perot Systems Corporation Member Rating: Join and you will have access to this feature

Doc ID: 3666

NEC PULSE NEWSLETTER Description: Pulse is a quarterly newsletter written by NEC, a CHIME Foundation Firm. Pulse seeks to provide information to help CIOs understand and meet healthcare communications and technology needs. The focus of Pulse is the articulation and discussion of the critical role of communications technology within your overall HIT strategic framework. Join and you will have access to this document Release Date: 2/17/2006 5:39:37 PM Source: CHIME Member Rating: Join and you will have access to this feature

Doc ID: 3070

CEOs Must Become More Involved in e-Health and IT Decisions Description: The article is a summary of a white paper titled "A CEO Focus: HIPAA as a Driver for Changing Perceptions of IT Decision-making in Healthcare," Superior Consultant Holding Corporation. The changing face of e-healthcare and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) are forcing healthcare organizations’ CEOs to become more involved in decisions about their company’s information technology needs. Join and you will have access to this document Release Date: 3/28/2005 4:33:57 PM Source: CHIMEStaff Member Rating: Join and you will have access to this feature

Doc ID: 3205

Ehealth Challenges: Assessing Your Portfolio Description: The articles summarizes four key areas to measure when assessing your organization's ehealth "health," McTighe said, including: leadership, technology, governance and competency. Join and you will have access to this document Release Date: 3/28/2005 4:33:57 PM Source: CHIMEStaff Member Rating: Join and you will have access to this feature

Doc ID: 2396

External Factors Drive Information Security Initiatives Description: External factors, including regulations and potential liability, are the primary forces driving information security initiatives, according to a new study. While security spending budgets are flat, 64% of companies say spending will increase this year, found the 2004 State of Information Security study from PricewaterhouseCoopers and CIO magazine. Join and you will have access to this document Release Date: 9/22/2004 Source: Healthcare Intelligence Network Article  Member Rating: Join and you will have access to this feature

Doc ID: 2403

Patient Safety/Medical Errors Top Focus for Healthcare IT Executives Description: Increasing patient safety/reducing medical errors is among the top business issues that will have the most impact on healthcare in the next two years, according to healthcare IT executives who participated in the 15th Annual HIMSS Leadership Survey. Join and you will have access to this document Release Date: 3/9/2004 Source: Healthcare Intelligence Network Article  Member Rating: Join and you will have access to this feature

Doc ID: 2428

Security Surpasses Cost-Control As Top IT Challenge, IDC Survey Finds Description: Security has surpassed cost-control and cost containment issues as a concern that tops the list of IT challenges, IDC research shows. According to IDC's latest Enterprise Technology Trends (ETT) survey - conducted between April and May 2004 with a respondent base of 933 U.S. and Canadian companies - over three quarters of IT and business executives rated this challenge as an extremely or very significant concern or IT challenge for their organizations. "Our latest survey findings indicate that IT spending on security and business continuity has increased at 59% of organizations in the last 12 months," said Lucie Draper, program manager for IDC's Enterprise Technology Trends, Vertical Markets Group. Join and you will have access to this document Release Date: 8/11/2004 Source: Healthcare Intelligence Network Article  Member Rating: Join and you will have access to this feature

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