Simplifying the Management of Complex Technology Projects

Watch and listen as three speakers bring their unique “lessons learned” to the table, and offer valuable tips and advice on which key obstacles you can avoid. Following a general introduction to IT management and structure, each speaker will discuss

1. A synopsis of their particular project
2. How the project was structured and managed, and who was involved
3. What challenges were faced
4. Practical solutions to these challenges

Speakers will also engage in a round-table panel discussion facilitated by Gary Baldwin regarding complex technology projects in your organization.

Purchase today to learn the answers to these critical questions:

• How do you structure your executive sponsorship team?
• Who should be on the team and how do you pick them?
• How do you organize your crew to implement the project?
• How do you manage the project?
• What are the challenges in implementation?
• How do you overcome the challenges?
• What are the hard decisions and how should the decisions be made?

Who should purchase this webcast?

• Senior healthcare executives in hospitals and medical groups
  • CEO, CIO, CFO, CNO, CTO
• Managers and directors affected by new software or clinical information systems.

Meet the speakers

Dianne Carr, Associate Executive Director of healthcare information systems, Queens Health Network, Elmhurst, NY
Ms. Carr managed the hospital deployment of an electronic medical record system in the late 1990s. It later won the HIMSS Davies Award for IT excellence. She used an innovative governance structure that pulled in executives from various departments, setting the stage to become one of the early hospitals adopting EMR. Carr will discuss what management structures helped smooth the deployment of the EMR and related technologies.

Paul Browne, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Trinity Health System, Novi, MI
Mr. Browne oversees the entire Trinity Health information services function including 1,200 IT professionals in seven states. Trinity is integrating computer applications across 24 hospitals in 7 states, standardizing on information systems for clinical, finance and administrative purposes. It is one of the largest IT overhauls in the industry, with a capital budget estimated at $300 million. Prior to assuming his current role, he directed the activities of Trinity's Project Management Office. Paul has extensive experience in the implementation of enterprise-wide clinical, administrative, and ERP information systems. He also has extensive experience in the health insurance industry having served previously as the Chief Information Officer at both Mercy Health Plans and SelectCare. Browne will discuss facing the challenging of managing such a large deployment across multiple hospitals.

Beverly Jordan, RN, MSN, Vice President and Chief Nursing Executive of Nursing, Baptist Memorial Health Care Corporation, Memphis, TN
Ms. Jordan chairs the BMHCC Patient Safety and Quality Committee and the System Clinical Services Committee. BMHCC, one of the largest and most prestigious integrated delivery systems in the country, is composed of fifteen hospitals, a number of home health companies, and ambulatory care facilities. Baptist is rolling out a $50 million clinical information system across 6 area hospitals, with Jordan as the executive sponsor of the clinical documentation component of the project. During the webcast, Ms. Jordan analyzes management issues in a hospital mid-way through an ambitious IT project.

Program Materials

In addition to the CD, you will receive a link to the program materials.