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Providing a crucial service

IT projects are notoriously difficult, especially at the large scales undertaken by Federal agencies. Referring to a $2.4 billion software implementation that was late and over budget, one consultant said, “Late, under-performing, and over-budget IT projects are a way of life in the federal government.”

Our government is working to change that. Identifying management—not technology—as the crucial aspect of its IT efforts, the Federal CIO drafted a 25-point plan to reform Federal IT management. Most of the plan concerns program management, which is the only service we provide.

The best team and tech for the task

Our new approach to program management benefits large health care IT projects in significant ways. When we manage projects, agencies such as the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services get:

• The best team
  In keeping with the Federal government’s desire for modular development, we call upon many different companies to handle a project’s technical aspects. For task order work, we’re free to assemble teams composed of “best of breed” firms.
• The best technology
  Many IT contractors have an interest in promoting their own software or a partner firm’s solution. We don’t. We have an incentive—the better our program management, the more work we get—to employ technology that will do the job best.

Within our sharp focus, a broad scope

Because the IT programs and initiatives we manage tend to be large, the scope of our work in them is correspondingly broad. We can manage portfolios of projects within an agency, and assist with health care IT initiatives that involve multiple agencies.

The Promise of Big Data

“The technologies collectively known as health information technology share a common attribute: they enable the secure collection and exchange of vast amounts of health data about individuals. The collection and movement of this data will power the health care of the future.”

-The first sentence of the ONC’s strategic plan for health care IT