Information System Search & Selection
Selecting a new clinical, administrative, and financial information system or technology requires organizations to first determine operational requirements, then assess the market for vendors who can provide a solution to best meet those needs. Our consultants have extensive experience in guiding clients through the evaluation and selection process, and offer valuable insight to your organization. Our Search and Selection methodology includes.

• System Selection Governance and Requirements Assessment
• Request for Proposal ("RFP") Development
• Qualifying Vendors
• Evaluating and Measuring Vendor Responses
• Vendor Demonstrations

Information System Contract Negotiation
Successful information system contracting is about developing a long-term partnership between vendor and client. Our matrix-designed documentation of the Contract Negotiation dialogue is a streamlined audit trail methodology that ensures effective management of the process. We act as your liaison during vendor negotiations. Using an outside resource to assist in contract negations validates the negotiation process for senior leadership and expedites the internal approval process.

Beacon Partners is an independent consulting firm. We are not aligned with any HCIS vendors. We provide you with clear objectives to develop contract terms and conditions that meet your organizational requirements that in the end will provide the basis for a strong partnership with the selected HIT vendor.

Information Technology Strategic Planning
Beacon Partners facilitates a team-oriented approach to IT planning. We believe in a collaborative effort, including the formation of a planning team to develop a detailed strategic plan, and a steering committee to guide the efforts. Our approach examines an organization’s vision, application gaps, staffing, technical management, infrastructure, vendor relationships, and all other aspects of the IT environment, plus IT's fit with operations and business strategic plans. All areas must be in balance for IT to provide the maximum benefit to the strategic direction of your organization. Our strategic planning process includes the following objectives:

• Identify emerging technologies in health care to support the strategic direction of your organization
   
• Define the IT framework necessary to position the organization for success in the next decade
   
• Quantify the level of investment necessary to sustain your information systems at three levels:
  
  (1) Survival,
  (2) Progressive,
  (3) Visionary
   
• Build the business case by evaluating the cost / benefit of your new IT plan.

Outsourcing Advisory Services
With over 15 years in the health care industry Beacon Partners has a unique perspective on what it takes to successfully outsource information technology or business processes. Our approach facilitates the due diligence process to identify the outsourcing objectives and expectations, and to find the right partner for success. The right service provider can obtain great returns on investment with a focus on consolidation and standardizations, letting the client focus on the company’s core strategic vision.

Beacon Partners Outsourcing Advisory services include:

• Strategy Development
• Management Structure
• Business Case
• Evaluation of Risk
• Evaluation of Vendors
• Human Capital
• Service Level Agreements (SLA)

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