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Strategic Information Technology Planning

A critical issue in healthcare today is the application of information technology strategies to support the changing business of healthcare. In today's healthcare environment, change is the one constant. Faced with ePrescribing, PQRI, and the many incentives associated with the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, administrators are questioning how technology can help their business. Will you be prepared to meet today's challenges? Will your information technology infrastructure serve as a fly wheel making everything easier or will it act as a barrier to your hospital or practice participating in all of the incentives? Neuro Solutions Consultants provide our clients with the ability to align information technology with business strategies to increase participation and accept today's challenges quickly and with flexibility. We accomplish this through a Strategic Information System Plan. Strategic Information Systems planning is the process of aligning an organization's business strategy with effective computer based information systems to achieve critical business objectives. Neuro Solutions Consultants use a defined methodology to achieve the Strategic Information Systems Plan:

1. Scope Definition
2. Business and Competitive Assessment
3. Present State Assessment
4. Information Technology Strategies
5. Organization Plan Develop change management
6. Applications Plan Define data and applications
7. Infrastructure Plan
8. "To Be" State Definition
9. Develop migration plan
10. Next Steps - Project Definition and Planning

HIT Software/Hardware Vendor Vetting and Procurement

Successful adoption of technology starts with selecting the right system. Neuro Solutions consultants procure over 90 million per year in HIT related services for hospitals and physicians practices. Our Consultants have NO financial ties with any vendors - we are 100% independent and unbiased. Vendors who are vetted by Neuro Solutions undergo extensive scrutiny with attention given to performance guarantees and meeting the expectations of our clients. Neuro Solutions Consultants provide a 100% money back guarantee on our ability to negotiate a substantial reduction in HIT spending and performance based contract concession/modification.

• System Selection Processes focused on the successful assimilation of the following: EHRs, Practice Management Systems, Fully integrated solutions, CPOE, PACS, LIS, RIS, eRX, ED Solutions, Material Management, Hospital Information Systems, Accounting Software, HelpDesk Software, Project Management tools, Patient Portals, etc...
• Matching organizational goals and objectives for the appropriate vendors and required hardware infrastructure
• Conducting and monitoring vendor demonstrations focused on feature and functionality of the system important to our client, including critical success factors
• Ensuring the requirements of the system match the skills and talents available to the practice
• Development of a project plan, project budget and statement of work tied to our clients objectives
• Contract negotiation and vendor adoption of specific concessions to ensure success

At No Cost: Our Consultants provide free vendor contract inspections. To have your vendor contract inspected and feedback provided. We also uses a fully vetted RFP and will provide it at no charge.

Program Management
Implementing a new system can be a challenge for any organization. Neuro Solutions consultants offer project management assistance for implementation, drawing from our years of experience and expertise. We will work with your practice and the vendor to ensure a smooth transition. This full service includes:

• Key Decision Guidance - As part of undertaking this venture, decisions need to be made prior to system implementation. These decisions will need to be made at various levels of the organization including administration, medical, and technical.
• Workflow Analysis � Our Consultants can assess the current paper workflow and recommend needed transformation into the new electronic environment.
• Master Project Plan � We will work with the practice to create and execute a master plan that incorporates all the elements of the implementation.
• Policies and Procedures - Often new policies and procedures need to accompany the changing landscape.
• System Optimization - We can aid the practice to actively pursue system optimization in order to realize their return on investment (ROI).

Preparation is the key to any successful project implementation. In the case of implementing an Electronic Health Record ("EHR") system, preparation would begin with a comprehensive review of your "present state." Our analysis of a practice's "EHR Readiness" involves three specific metrics:

1. Information Technology ("IT") Infrastructure
   EHR systems require a certain amount of technologic support, which includes expertise, facilities, equipment, and communications.
2. Provider and Staff Attitudes
   Change is uncomfortable for everyone and the use of an EHR system will fundamentally alter virtually all aspects of how a medical practice operates. Users must be open to change to gain full value out of any system in which they invest.
3. Business Operational Workflows
   If a practice automates a poor workflow, they will only guarantee that they will do the same wrong thing, more consistently and efficiently than ever before. Also, many workflows which are appropriate in a paper-based world are simply not optimal for operating, electronically.

Neuro Solutions consultants review a practice in detail and renders specific and applicable recommendations to prepare a practice to convert to use of an EHR. Neuro Solutions recommendations and assistance also include:

• Project Return on Investment ("ROI")
• Vendor consideration and selection
• Contract negotiation
• Training and ongoing support
• Project plan development and management

Managed Services
Neuro Solutions offers a wide range of technology services and expertise that can help take your business to the next level by:

• Filling gaps in technical expertise
• Reducing costs
• Increasing productivity by refocusing on strategic goals
• Improving service levels for end-users
• Making business operations more efficient overall

Services include:

Help Desk Support

Our Consultants IT helpdesk is organized into a multi-tier structure to better serve our clients and ensure the fastest possible resolution rate for all issues. Escalation of issues through the tier structure is automatic, based on the facts of the reported issue and communication with the client. Neuro Solutions understand the impact technical issues can have on your business. Neuro Solutions not only strives for the fastest resolution possible but also keeps you informed of the status of your helpdesk issue until its resolution.

IT Outsourcing

Depending on the size of your business, it may not be financially feasible to maintain the fully functional IT department required to support and develop your IT infrastructure. Neuro Solutions Technology provides a service in which all the guess work is taken out of your IT decisions and all of your day to day support is provided with unprecedented quality. Years of experience in the healthcare industry allows Neuro Solutions Technology to fill many functional IT roles for your organization.