Cornerstone Advisors provides Strategic and Advisory Services to assist our clients as they prepare to understand and address the unique challenges of today’s Health Information Technology environment.  As a Trusted Advisor, our approach to planning is unique as we fully acknowledge and appreciate that our client’s environment (organizational size, technology progressiveness, financial wherewithal, market location, etc.) is the single most important factor in shaping their IT plans.

Our Advisory Services include a broad range of assessment, planning, and management offerings to help IT, Clinical, and Executive Leadership establish a shared agenda, align the IT strategy with business and clinical objectives, and to fully capitalize on the organization’s technology investment.  Our Advisory Services Team has deep subject matter expertise in system investment modeling and forecasting (TCO – Total Cost of Ownership) as well as compliance roadmapping for EHR Meaningful Use as mandated by the 2009 ARRA / HITECH Act.

We provide outside perspectives, executive education, unbiased advice and facilitation of management and board decision-making relative to your organization’s IT direction, vendor strategy, EMR plans, investment forecasts, and organizational structure / resource requirements.  Our recommendations are substantiated with strong industry evidence and supporting benchmark analysis.

Specifically, our Strategic & Advisory Services include: • IT Performance & Operational Assessment • IT Strategic Planning & Visioning • Long-Range Tactical Planning & Investment Forecasting • ARRA / HITECH Assessment & Compliance Planning • System Selection & Contract Negotiation • Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Modeling • Cost / Value Modeling and Benefit Realization Analysis • CPOE Governance & Physician Alignment Planning • Abulatory Affiliate & Physician Integration • Health Information Exchange Planning • IT Organizational Benchmarking & Restructure Modeling • Project Governance, Demand & Portfolio Management • Project Management Office Jumpstart • Outsourcing Feasibility Analysis