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Overview
The healthcare environment is undergoing remarkably rapid change. Simultaneously, the information technologies (I/T) on which the healthcare system must increasingly rely are also evolving at an accelerating pace. Huron can effectively guide your organization in healthcare IT strategic planning in accordance with the Component Alignment Model--a process that must simultaneously and effectively address the integrated future state of both the healthcare business and technology environments if your organization is to succeed.

Huron’s style is to educate and coach healthcare professionals on the technical and non-technical components that drive successful I/T strategic planning. Thus, we facilitate the planning process rather than to develop the I/T plan ourselves.

Process
Our process typically involves helping your organization perform the following activities:

• Participation in educational sessions for your organization's I/T planning committee
• Formation of "planning categories" that consist of important organizational components
• Performance of an assessment within each planning category
• Development of a vision of the future within each planning category
• Alignment of the visions across the various planning categories
• Specification of the I/T implications of the organizational vision

Deliverables
A Huron-facilitated I/T strategic planning process will result in:

• Identification of your organization’s I/T strategic imperatives
• Organizational consensus on the strategic importance and future direction of I/T
• A high-quality, written I/T strategic plan that is integrated with your organization’s business strategy