Best Practices at Stanford Hospitals & Clinics (Palo Alto, CA) include using FULCRUM’s Implementation and Process Optimization Methodology™ (IPOM) and Vendor Selection Methodology (VSM) for all applicable IT projects. Additionally, Stanford used FULCRUM to create their Program Management Office (PMO). Stanford also uses the Project Management and Collaboration Platform to manage a variety of IT projects.

Best Practices at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital (Palo Alto, CA) rely on FULCRUM’s Project Management and Collaboration Platform for their Cerner Clinical Transformation Implementation and for creating and maintaining their Program Management Office (PMO).

Best Practices at Columbus Regional Hospital (Columbus, IN) depend on FULCRUM’s Systems Implementation Methodology. Recent projects include on-time and on-budget Electronic Medical Records and Picture Archiving & Communication System (PACS) implementations.

Best Practices at Community Medical Centers (Fresno, CA) relied on FULCRUM’s Service Pricing Methodology to define costs and fair market value for IT systems and services contemplated for Community Medical Centers’ heart hospital affiliate. Another best practice uses FULCRUM Feasibility & Cost Benefit Analysis for decisions on retrofitting or replacing a major clinical system.

Best Practices at Children’s Hospital & Health Center (San Diego, CA) use FULCRUM’s Service Pricing Model Methodology to determine actual costs and fair market pricing for IT ASP services offered to physician groups.

Best Practices at John Muir Health (Walnut Creek, CA) include using FULCRUM’s Vendor Selection Methodology for choosing an enterprise-wide managed care system. Other key tools used in applying best practices are FULCRUM’s Long Range Planning and Feasibility and Cost Benefit Analysis Methodologies.

SAIC, an employee-owned research and engineering company based in San Diego, CA, keeps FULCRUM in their toolbox for health care IT projects.

Health Care Partners relied on FULCRUM’s Feasibility and Cost Benefit Analysis and Vendor Selection Methodologies to thoroughly evaluate an information system replacement initiative.

PriMed Management Consulting Services, the medical management division of Hill Physicians Medical Group is using FULCRUM’s Vendor Selection Methodology to evaluate Electronic Medical Record solutions for their physician affiliates.

“IT Optimizers brought new ways of thinking about delivery. For example, everyone was just thinking about capital; no one was focused on operating costs, alternative or unique needs. They helped us consider alternatives; now we recognize many of the details we hadn’t considered before.”

Craig S. Castro, CIO, Community Medical Centers, Fresno
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