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CIO Advisory Services
In a healthcare organization, the administrative leadership team does not have time to stay on top of technological developments and their implications. If administration is faced with a continuous flow of recommendations and requests laden with complex technical concepts from IT personnel, they may find it difficult to weigh the benefits and impact on the facility.
Large organizations employ a CIO, a unique individual with a combination of technical and business knowledge, who weighs technical requests against the goals, mission, vision, and business drivers of the healthcare provider. Unfortunately, few healthcare organizations can justify employing a full time CIO. It is for this reason that ICE provides CIO advisory services.
With a singular focus on serving healthcare organizations, we leverage our process improvement, IT industry best practices, and benchmark comparisons with peer hospitals and clinics to help you succeed by using:
- Comprehensive access to partner channels for best support options, including manufacturer engineering relationships, vendor demonstration equipment, and timely vendor update and release information.
- HIPAA and IT Security trained specialists to address best practices based on ISO security standards.
- Clinical expertise with varied healthcare industry experience and proven project management practices to ensure successful implementations and results.
- Industry education and perspective for the IT department and its key customers, including front line clinical and financial department staff, senior administrative management, and the board of directors.
Rapid Return-On-Investment
Examples of savings and efficiencies gained through ICE's CIO advisory services include:
- Knowledge of IT vendor pricing for best price negotiation
- Integration and optimization strategies to further leverage existing investments
- Improved support and IT staffing alignment for most effective use of resources
- Total cost of ownership understanding for all projects
- Proper prioritization of approved projects
- Project management methods and coaching
- Vendor management and assistance
- Contract negotiations to enhance your success