Why do you require a consultant?
Healthcare Informatics is at the cutting edge of technology
where the frontiers are confusing, blurred or unknown. There are
many companies in the fray and most concentrate on only niche
applications. Each one can provide to you only what they have and
mostly as a
pre packaged bundle. They generally assess your
requirements not by what you actually require but by what they feel
they can hard sell to you from their portfolio. Their sales rep
spouts a lot of technical jargon, confusing you completely, ending
with the standard one-liner "We know what is best for you". Many of
these companies have IT techs with low or negligible medical
background and if they do have doctors on board, they are youngsters
with hardly any clinical experience. World over there have been and
will continue to be, reports of purchase of Hi tech equipment which
have rusted away in a cellar because of lack of technical manpower,
spares, or just incorrect selection. Bottom line - The HCIT company
with its negotiating skills would have made its sale, but the
confused buyer is left holding the baby. Not to be forgotten is the
exorbitant price he paid for it ! Remember, a successful HCIT
project is not just hardware... It is an intelligent synergy of
hardware, software, middleware, manware and lessonware.
HCIT applications can be very powerful tools of social emancipation
as well as profit generators; they are, however, generally,
expensive to setup. Therefore, one should never make the error of
falling for sales talk, because of inadequate inputs, in this highly
technical field (to be frank , how do you expect a doctor to be a
whiz at IT?).
This is where a consultant comes in. He is well versed with the
technology available in the market and he (not being affiliated to
any single company), will be able to give to you an honest report
using a combination of the best and most practical ('Best of Breed')
technologies relevant to YOU or your company. He will be YOUR man
negotiating with THEM for the best that YOU need.
BPO the money saving mantra: Today most businesses are striving hard
to lower their input costs. The latest tool is BPO or Business
Process Outsourcing. In simple words it is cheaper and easier to
hire outside experts to carry out your vital (but non-core) business
requirements rather than be saddled with a department (and the
consequent problems) for the same. An example would be a medium
level business house, hiring staff cars on requirement rather than
maintaining its own fleet. Look at the flexibility, freedom and
savings (in cash and kind) it offers. Hiring a Consultant who offers
"turnkey" services offers the same advantages. For HCit , HCIT
Consultant is THE answer. How do you save? To check out the
advantages of employing a Consultant vis-a-vis an Employee Click here for an
example.
Healthcare projects are extremely complex as the setup
requires a precise strategy and process flow. Any deviation could
lead to huge cost or time overruns. Setup of even a small clinic
requires a trained team of experts who work together to provide the
precise path to successful completion. Even a single delay or mixup,
be it with the Authorisations, permissions or even equipment
selection could lead to unsavory results.
Why do you need HCit Consultant ?
Globally, consultants are a dime a dozen. Any individual who
completes a two bit computer course decides to setup a consultancy.
At
the other end of the spectrum are huge multinationals, with bloated
budgets, over paid CEOs and a massive staff. They specialize in
killer presentations and talk about costs running into millions of
dollars, at the drop of a hat. The dotcom crash has knocked the
bottom of hundreds of such companies, but many still continue,
oblivious to the fact that their account registers are running red.
Who pays for their lavish life style ?- of course you, the gullible
customer. Today with the whole world in recession, don't you think
that its time you got value for money?
HCIT is not just a matter of slinging together hardware and
software. Any Tom, Dick or Harry can make a few screens, databases,
queries and reports and string them together. But do they understand
the psyche of a doctor? Can they design an application that
understands the needs of a doctor? Do they include ergonomy in SW
design to ensure higher efficiency? Are they using the most
appropriate communication link? There are hundreds of such crucial
questions to be answered. We must realize that medicine is a science
which is best practiced as an art. The IT requirements of medical
institutions are very different from those of financial, business or
other institutions. Special care has to be given to application of
ergonomics, work flow and medical logic which (unlike business
logic) can, to the untrained observer, be very illogical and
sometimes even contradictory. Next, check out their experts, how
many of them actually know about the travails of medical practice?
Ask how many employ, fulltime, a doctor with many years of
experience in IT (who contributes to the design process and is not
just a figure head) and almost 90% will have no answer. Ask the
remaining 10% if they have doctors with years of medical practice,
years of experience as a deft programmer along with hands on
experience in HCIT and you will probably have only HCit Consultant
left standing in the fray.
The same applies to hospital services.
Our CEO has worked at and has also been at the helm of affairs
at medical establishments ranging from small clinics to
multi-specialty hospitals. In fact he was appointed Deputy
Director of Medical Services in the Indian Air Force before
moving to the Apollo Hospitals group. He has more than 23 years of
practical grass root experience in working in and running medical
establishments.
We, no doubt, have many (what our competitors will call) unfair
advantages:
We are lean and mean with no lard abegging for larger budgets.
We have military like discipline, punctuality, hard work and
intelligence built-in.
Our team consists of more than 150 years of clinical acumen and HCIT
experience.
We don't have overpaid staff or high overheads hence our estimates
do not give you heart attacks.
We are not affiliated to any company, hence will be working for YOUR
benefit.
Our reasonable estimates puts us at risk of almost being
labeled a non-profit organization.
Bottom line, you need us and we are there for you - so call us NOW
at +91 - 9970921266 or +91-89-56445045
for further information please email HCIT
Consultant or click here