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ICA, provider of IDNs, and HIE s, announced the availability of an informative white paper, which outlines the critical steps for implementation of CIS in order to ensure the value of IT investments.

The white paper named, “ Healthcare IT Investment Heightens Need For Effective Implementation: Introducing five key elements for successful roll-out of clinical information systems (CIS)", Co-authored by John Tempesco, vice president of client services and marketing at ICA, and Larry T. Mercer, eCare training director, Sentara Information Technology  the paper outlines the critical steps for successful implementation of clinical information systems (CIS) in order to ensure the value of past, current, and future IT investments.

“Given the high cost of healthcare IT investments, it is devastating when the implementation process fails at some point in the process,” says Mercer. “This white paper draws on ICA and Sentara’s combined experience in successfully putting clinical information systems into practice, offering a road map that identifies the strategic components for achieving an optimal roll-out. As a result, health care systems can look forward to maximizing their investments while improving the quality of data and patient care across the board.”

The five elements featured in the white paper provide guidelines for avoiding physician frustration, lack of adoption and, at the extreme, de-installation of these systems. The paper demonstrates how to enhance the implementation process by:

• Developing a comprehensive business plan
• Demanding executive commitment and leadership
• Setting realistic expectations
• Securing operational ownership of the project
• Piloting and nurturing the implementation

“Both the white paper and re-designed Web site mark a new era for ICA as we continue to serve a growing number of health care enterprises throughout the country in both urban and rural communities,” adds Tempesco.  “We are ramping up our commitment to providing real value in the healthcare IT marketplace, with ICA’s CareAlign now playing an important role in leveraging obsolete systems for improved data and patient care."

Source: ICA

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