The Kaiser Permanente IT transformation

Abstract

Kaiser Permanente's major health IT initiative, KP Health-Connect, will integrate all patient information in a single system linking medical information with billing, scheduling, and registration data throughout the organization. Healthcare financial leaders whose organizations want to undertake a similar initiative should: Ensure dedicated financial leadership on the team, Maintain a collaborative relationship with other team members, Champion the project, Plan for contingencies, Develop new processes, Provide financial oversight for every phase of the project.