THE IT&S 2015 ANNUAL REPORT

HCA International “The Re-creators”
CIO: James Chaloner
Laying a Digital Foundation
In 2015, the HCA International team developed and introduced
a comprehensive enterprise content management platform,
creating the foundational infrastructure for our international
operation. This platform, which provides streamlined access
to automated contract functionality, policy documents, and
clinical audits, while also integrating asset management, vendor
management, and supply chain functions, replaced manual/
paper-based processes that are often inefficient and time
consuming. Substantial efficiencies and cost-savings continue to
be realized through this digital upgrade as the division readies for
the future while continuing its excellence in patient care.
Human Resources Tools
TOP ACHIEVEMENTS FOR 2015
HCA International turned its focus to HR tools in 2015 to take
care of their greatest asset, their people. Through a significant
cross-functional effort between IT&S and the HR, payroll,
and finance departments, HCA International developed
a comprehensive human resources platform to integrate
business systems, manage documents, and provide an identity
management framework that automates provisioning and users.
Global Healthcare Connections
Our clinical specialist teams enjoyed connectivity on a global
scale this year with the introduction of smart video
conferencing technology, providing secure conference
capabilities through mobile devices, laptops, PCs, and
our video conferencing suites. Supporting our belief
that borders should not exist in the delivery of topnotch
healthcare, this technology allowed virtual
multi-disciplinary team meetings that connected
patients to healthcare experts, and experts to each
other, facilitating radical new ways for collaboration and
consultation.
TOP ACHIEVEMENTS FOR 2015
Dreaming Big
The MidAmerica team architected and implemented an
idea collaboration platform, empowering employees to
share their innovative ideas. The platform provides the
framework (from inception to incubation to execution),
the guidance, and the resources necessary for employees
to focus on the work that drives and motivates them. In 2015,
more than 500 ideas were submitted, and hundreds of process
improvements were initiated that, combined, had an enormous
impact on the way the division works. Some of the more profound
ideas may even eventually change healthcare as we know it.
Making Mobile Connections
Throughout 2015, the MidAmerica team deployed hundreds
of mobile ready devices to provide the right technology in the
right way to optimize and enhance clinical initiatives and patient
care. Two examples: the deployment of Surface Pro 3 tablets to
physicians for optimizing workflows and the delivery of iPhones
to clinicians and physicians for allowing secure messaging and
immediate access to the latest vital signs for patients. In addition,
through a partnership with HCA’s Physician Services Group,
the mobile optimization of the eClinical Works EHR platform
increased performance by up to 75 percent in our physician
practices.
Going Green and Saving Money
Through Simplify IT efforts, the MidAmerica team developed and
implemented a print reduction and managed services program
across the division that resulted in $1.8 million of savings in
printer related costs over a three-year period.
CIO: Jared Mabry
MidAmerica Division “The Pioneers”
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