Health IT & Medical Devices Strategy

The HITECH Act offers what may be the most significant opportunity that healthcare providers have ever had to improve patient care and substantially increase revenue, not only as a direct outcome of enhanced operational efficiency, but also by way of increased Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements. Under HITECH, the federal government is handing out billions in incentives to providers who successfully implement electronic medical records.

To get their share of HITECH funding, it’s critical for healthcare organizations to demonstrate that they are making “meaningful use” of their EMRs. Unfortunately, healthcare providers don’t have forever to capitalize on the HITECH opportunity. If providers don’t hit IT adoption goals soon, they could not only lose the chance to get incentives, but also face large fines. The time to act is now.

Service Offerings

Our HITECH specific service offerings include the following:

Consulting Services

Study of existing clinical and administrative workflows and technology stack
Gap analysis vis-à-vis meaningful use compliance requirements
Strategic planning and education workshop
ARRA funding analysis to determine maximum incentives eligible for
Aligning budgets with EHR planning
Alignment of people, process and technologies with operations to yield maximum output
Creating a roadmap to achieve meaningful use compliance
Creating a healthcare information exchange plan
Evaluating shrink-wrapped products for suitability in terms of costs / benefits
Evaluation of prospective vendors for implementation support
Implementation oversight
EHR Privacy and Security review o Readiness check for certification

EHR Implementation

Analysis of existing workflows and technology stack
Implementation planning
Implementation, testing, optimization and upgrade
Project management, change management and risk mitigation
Ensuring EHR privacy and security of healthcare information exchange
End-user training
Pre-certification review

Achieve meaningful use

Netspective can show you the ropes and help you create an optimized IT infrastructure that will enable you to take full advantage of the meaningful use opportunity while putting in place a long-term enterprise strategy that will ensure enhanced efficiency, better healthcare, greater safety and improved patient experiences.

We’ll help you put in place a meaningful-use-compliant IT environment and governance structure that will align with your organization’s strategic mission and enable secure exchange of electronic health information across the entire provider community.