Healthcare IT and Informatics departments face increasing demands but often lack the budget or staffing to expand their teams. However, organizations can unlock IT capacity by optimizing existing resources and processes. By systematically inventorying and organizing workloads, improving governance, and fostering education
Health organizations continuously seek to improve clinical processes, tools, and practices. However, operational processes improvement within IT and Informatics is often neglected, making meaningful change an uphill battle. Effective transformational action demands acknowledgment of existing operational process problems and a commitment to
In the past year, 80% of healthcare providers increased their IT budgets – This means increasing IT expectations with rising pressure for successful software implementations that meet expanding demands. Achieving success in these projects requires meticulous planning and execution. Therefore, organizations must
Picture this: you’ve just attended a presentation packed with exciting insights and ideas. Yet, as you talk with others you realize what you took away isn’t what others in the room heard. How did the same message lead to such different interpretations?
In healthcare, the seamless integration of new technologies and workflows into existing processes isn’t just a technical requirement — it’s a matter of patient safety and organizational survival. Disruptions caused by poor integration can lead to compromised care, costly billing errors,
Many Information Technology (IT) and Informatics teams are acutely aware of their inefficiencies and lack of agility. To be technically resilient, meet organizational demand, and stay innovative they need to address and overcome these repetitive and frustrating operational challenges. However, these departments
Implementing Information Systems is a complex and crucial task for healthcare organizations. One of the most important aspects of this process is rigorous testing of all end-user workflows before going live. Neglecting this step can lead to significant disruptions. A Cautionary Tale: Maine
It’s not about testing the technology; it’s about validating the workflow processes enabled by the integrated technology. 55% of healthcare providers described their top 2023 digital investment objective as “improve operational excellence”.1 These investments must successfully integrate with operational processes to effectively
It’s not about testing the technology; it’s about validating the workflow processes enabled by the integrated technology. 55% of healthcare providers described their top 2023 digital investment objective as “improve operational excellence”.1 These investments must successfully integrate with operational processes to effectively
Disruption and change are a constant part of reality in healthcare. To successfully navigate this terrain, organizations must continuously reassess their initiatives and project investments. This ensures alignment with resource capacity, strategic goals, and operational priorities. Therefore, it is critical for health
Success in healthcare IT often hinges on effective teamwork. Yet, establishing clarity around roles and responsibilities within teams remains a common challenge. In this article we offer insights and exercises that can help you overcome this hurdle, ensuring your teams thrive from
Considerations for establishing an effective health informatics and information technology support structure. From managing complex data to navigating the continuously rising expectations of patients and staff, health system demands can be overwhelming for information technology (IT) and informatics teams. However, with the
In the complex world of healthcare and project management, projects often operate in isolation as disparate efforts. The consequences are project collisions, resource conflicts, higher costs, and delayed delivery. The remedy lies in effective portfolio management with a well-designed roadmap. Let's
The challenges faced by health systems and providers are more pronounced than ever. New technologies, operational hurdles, burnout concerns, and other complexities are driving a significant increase in IT spending. According to a September 2023 KLAS Research study, 80% of healthcare providers
Have you ever calculated the costs associated with a healthcare project testing event? Among the often-overlooked expenses are the resources and hours required to write and update test scripts, the coordination and management efforts for the testing event, and the considerable hours
In the world of Healthcare, projects sprout like mushrooms in a forest. The Portfolio or Project Management Office (PMO) plays a pivotal role in unlocking and shaping the effectiveness of these organizational efforts. However, questions frequently arise concerning the PMO's purpose and
The Demand - Talent - Team Triangle Forecasting IT staffing needs for today’s & tomorrow’s healthcare system. You are not alone if your IT department is struggling to meet the support and project demands of your health care organization. I’m frequently asked questions
What's your Problem? The importance of an effective Problem Statement. Has your organization jumped into a project, only to realize it didn’t improve the situation because the implemented change really wasn’t related to the actual problem? Or maybe something like this has happened at
Right Thing - Right Time - Right Way Building an achievable Portfolio Roadmap based on effective governance decisions, line of sight, and resource capacity. Every organization seeks to select projects that provide value – the right thing. However, often value achievement is
What are Manual and Automated Testing? Testing is the process that is carried out throughout software, technology, and operational workflow development and deployment. It is used to verify requirements, confirm functions, and validate workflows. Two options for testing are manual and
Line of Sight - The pathway to achieving organizational strategy. Studies have shown that most organizational strategies fail. In fact, studies ranging from the 1980s to this past year continue to support these claims. Without well communicated clear goals and objectives for
Does any of this sound familiar? The “loudest voice” drives the selection and approval of projects and investments. Project resources are often at or over capacity. Return on investment for projects is not clear because metrics to measure and confirm value were
Testing is at the core of our business at MAKE Solutions, and it is our goal to help our clients make their testing process accountable, repeatable, standardized and consistent.Through our experience, we’ve identified four pillars that hold up a quality testing strategy
Healthcare organizations are continuously looking for ways to reduce the costs associated with repeated rounds of testing of their information systems. Many investigate automated testing tools as a way to take the burden of their analysts. These organizations know how much clinical
Healthcare organizations know how much clinical and non-clinical staff alike depend on the information technology (IT) they use to help in delivering and supporting the care they provide to the patients they serve. However, many organizations do not understand the connection between
You have a very unique job to do in healthcare — technology is part of your critical systems and it's important to make sure it's running correctly. We're here to help.