System and method for delivering consulting services and information technology solutions in a healthcare environment

• US 20050283400A1
• Filed: 05/11/2005
• Published: 12/22/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 05/13/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Austin, Jim, Sellers, Dana, Nelson, Ivo
• Application Number:
  US11/126,930
• Publication Number:
  US 20050283400A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/14.41
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0242 Determining effectiveness of advertisements
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/20 for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities, e.g. managing hospital staff or surgery rooms
• CPC Class Codes: G16Z 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other main groups of this subclass

Abstract

A method includes identifying and prioritizing goals and objectives for an information technology project in a healthcare environment. A governance group is selected to serve as a decision maker throughout the technology project. The identified and prioritized goals are used as a basis for developing a project plan and deciding upon desired outcomes for the technology project. Predefined process flows are associated with the project plan. Optimal scenarios for the predefined process flows are presented to the governance group at a decision meeting. A process flow is decided upon and the project plan is implemented.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

identifying and prioritizing goals and objectives for an information technology project in a healthcare environment;

selecting a governance group to serve as a decision maker throughout the technology project;

using the identified and prioritized goals as a basis for developing a project plan and deciding upon desired outcomes for the technology project;

associating predefined process flows with the project plan;

presenting optimal scenarios for the predefined process flows to the governance group at a decision meeting; and

deciding upon a process flow and implementing the project plan.