Health care Clinical Informatics (HCI) provides Epic resources for health care systems across the nation. We provide solutions, saving providers up to millions of dollars in implementation costs. We are focused on providing experienced EMR experts for a variety of positions at the most competitive pricing through our national network of qualified Epic consultants.

Why is HCI’s pricing the most competitive?The HCI approach is unique because we use our strong national recruiting team and large network of experienced Epic consultants to augment our client’s internal team. By avoiding a salaried bench of consultants, we are able to maintain a lower over-head and pass the savings directly to our clients.

Why are HCI’s consultants better for your needs?HCI quickly selects, screens, and sources quality consultants. Our team of expe-rienced recruiters is able to hand pick experienced consultants that have the exact desired skill sets required and have completed multiple Epic projects. Most competi-tors have a fixed number of consultants on their payroll leading to the customer not always receiving the expert best suited for their projects. In contrast, HCI’s unique business model allows for handpicked consultants that the client has the option of screening.

How does HCI find the best consultants?HCI does not use the typical resources of an HR department such as job boards and posting ads. HCI has a national talent pool of experienced and qualified Epic consultants. Additionally, HCI continues to build its network of Epic consultants using innovative techniques such as social media, referral networking, and constant communication with its current network.

What is HCI’s background?HCI is an unique international health care informatics consulting firm. We were founded by industry executives who saw traditional recruiting techniques and consul-tant rates did not offer the best value for many clients. We are driven to provide an offering that gives the client experienced and dedicated experts at a reduced cost.

Through its national network, HCI can

implement, interface and provide training

for multiple Epic products. HCI consul-

tants can be used to build, customize, test

and train throughout the duration of the

project.

SUMMARY OF SKILLS:• EpicCare Inpatient• EpicCare Ambulatory• ASAP• Cadence• ADT/Prelude• Prelude• Resolute (Professional and Hospital Billing)• Tapestry• Epicenter• Chronicles Extended Relational Database• Management System• Bridges• Clarity /Analyst• EpicRx/ Willow• MobileMeds• OpTime• Radiant• EpicLab

Sean O’RourkeHCI’s Chief Information Officer, Sean O’Rourke led a successful career with Arthur Anderson Consulting (now Accenture). He then went on to become the CIO, Service Lines & Products at the University of Pitts-burgh Medical Center (UPMC), a health system with 20 hospitals, over 400 physician practices, insurance division and commercialization busi-ness unit generating over $7 billion USD in revenue on an annual basis. O’Rourke had accountability for the integration services (inbound/outbound interfaces) and evaluated their Beacon variant of the Ambula-tory EMR. From an inpatient EMR perspective he has experience in a large multi-hospital/multi-practice Health System from initial require-ments gathering through implementation and post-production support across multiple products (repository, core EMR functionality, ED, OR, Pharmacy, Anatomic Pathology) and standardization of ancillary prod-ucts. O’Rourke was most recently responsible for Enterprise Integration Services and has been actively involved in leadership roles across all clinical areas including the origination of UPMC’s electronic health re-cord initiative. O’Rourke was educated at Penn State University where he graduated form the School of Industrial & Management Systems Engineering with his B.S. and Masters both with High Distinction.

Karen PleseHCI’s Chief Clinical Informatics Officer, Karen Plese has significant consulting experience in the executive management of health care accounts and client service engagements. In a national partner role, she was responsible for joint market strategy and business development with specific software vendors. She has also directed and delivered engagements at both Ernst and Young and Deloitte that have focused on: I/T strategic planning; clinical adoption of technology; vendor procurement; technology enabled process design; full suite implementa-tions and post implementation troubleshooting. Her consulting experi-ence spans twenty seven years over numerous client environments including academic medical centers, Integrated Delivery Networks and community based hospitals. Additionally, Ms Plese has worked within vendor environments and directly for provider hospitals and healthsystems including the State of Missouri; the Veterans Administration; Resurrection Health care System and SSM Healthcare. She was educated at St Louis University earning both a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and a Master of Health Administration, and is a Fellow in the American College of HealthCare Executives.

Mr. O’Rourke and Ms. Plese serve as subject matter experts for The HCI Group to ensure the quality control of our candidates and consultants.

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The HCI Group is not affiliated with Epic.