Saturday, January 21, 2006

New Healthcare IT Consulting Firm Helps Providers Increase Value, Improve Safety

New Healthcare IT Consulting Firm Helps Providers Increase Value, Improve Safety

Shelkin Consulting, LLC, a new consulting firm located in southwestern Ohio, has begun working with hospitals and clinics across the US to deliver safer, more effective patient care while reducing costs.

(PRWEB) March 31, 2004

Shelkin Consulting, LLC, a new consulting firm located in southwestern Ohio, has begun working with hospitals and clinics across the US to deliver safer, more effective patient care while reducing costs.

Shelkin Consulting specializes in helping healthcare providers choose the best information technologies for their particular needs, as well manage successful implementations. “Healthcare providers are struggling to reduce medical errors and cut costs at the same time” says Pete Shelkin, founder of Shelkin Consulting, LLC. “There are any number of computerized solutions out there, but determining which ones will really provide value for a hospital and their patients is incredibly difficult. To raise the stakes even higher, making a bad decision can put patient safety at risk.”

Shelkin Consulting works with healthcare providers to determine where the best opportunities exist for making significant improvements within their own organizations. Then, when reviewing potential solutions, Mr. Shelkin applies his broad technical knowledge and healthcare experience to help clinical administrators separate viable solutions from industry hype. Finally, Shelkin Consulting provides expert project management services to assure that new solutions are installed successfully and according to plan. “You can select the best systems, and have a comprehensive value analysis showing all of the benefits” says Shelkin, “but without proper execution all your plans will be for naught”.

Mr. Shelkin is a trained economist who has made a career of managing IT departments in the healthcare industry. “A knowledgeable technical consultant with a strong economic background is a rarity” notes Rob Hartwell, president of Hartwell Capital Consulting, a healthcare consulting and lobbying specialist in Washington, DC for over 20 years. “Pete Shelkin really understands today’s technologies as well as the business of healthcare.”

About Shelkin Consulting, LLC:

Based in Yellow Springs, OH, Shelkin Consulting, LLC provides information technology consulting services to healthcare organizations nationwide. The services provided by Shelkin Consulting, LLC include strategic IT analysis and planning, project management, and interim management services.