Healthcare Information Technology Research & Analysis : Coplan & Company : IT Procurement Management, Project Management, System Acquisition

The Healthcare Information Systems Society (HIMSS) requested that I speak on Project Management: Ensuring HIT Sustainability Beyond "Go Live" at their 2009 Conference on April 4th. I am really excited about this opportunity to work with my co-presenters, including:

• Kim Brant-Lucich, PMP, 
Director of Process Redesign, St. Joseph Health System


• Charles Garrity, 
Senior Manager, Beacon Partners, Inc.

• Anil Jain, MD
, Managing Director, e-Research, eCleveland Clinic, Director, Quality and Research Informatics, Medicine Institute

I’ll focus on tying HIT project, technology and change management together. Kim will talk about process improvement, Chuck will tackle ROI and Anil will provide a clinician’s perspective.

I am also speaking solo on this topic for the Project Management Institute (PMI) Healthcare Special Interest Group at their March 5th Webinar.

I encourage my readers to attend these and other similar sessions to help advance these important topics and ultimately improve the success of HIT projects. Take a look at this draft and let me know what you think.