Healthcare IT & Transformation

Achieving patient-centricity with LEAN and enabling technologies

Archive for June, 2007

06/10/2007 - 11:43 am.
By Susan McClafferty

So what do I mean by enterprise layers? I’ve observed an abundance of IT staff supporting lots of applications with duplicate crossover functionality such as faxing, scanning, reporting, etc. Proprietary vendors are bundling their own (or third party) solutions for these common requirements and the results are many healthcare organizations have many different applications that fax, […]

06/06/2007 - 4:23 pm.
By Susan McClafferty

Every industry I consult for tells me how unique and complicated they are. They all want IT people who speak their industry language and maybe even have experience on the end-user side of the fence. It is inherent in human nature to be comfortable with the familiar.
 
In healthcare, this need for “one of our own” […]

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    Susan McClafferty, is the founding partner of Katsu Partners Inc.

    As an information systems strategist with twenty years of experience solving industry challenges with innovative solutions, Susan has held numerous senior executive roles across diverse industries and has been recognized for her ability to connect local, regional and national communities through enabling technology.

    In partnership with the State of Washington, Susan created the award-winning multi-state AMBER Alert Portal to save the lives of abducted children.