What kind of IT department are you paying for? "What's in your wallet?" Is the oft-heard commercial slogan uttered by displaced Viking warriors and other characters hawking the value of a nationally marketed credit card in a popular television commercial. The question's implication is: "Are you getting what you are paying for?"

Healthcare Financial Management, Sept, 2007 by Scott Engelman

Finding the Right Fit

So which of these IT profiles would most closely match your healthcare organization's IT needs? Which type of IT department do you currently have? Is it a good fit, or a mismatch? Your IT department needs to reflect where your organization is today and where it will be tomorrow.

What's in your IT department?

Scott Engelman is a healthcare IT industry executive, IBM Global Business Services, Colorado Springs, Colo. (sengelm@us.ibm.com).