Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Author -- About the References Sections -- Chapter 1: Healthcare Information Technology Overview -- Overview -- Background -- The Current State of U.S. Healthcare -- Changing How Healthcare Is Delivered -- The Expanding Scope of HIT -- New Skills for HIT Leaders -- Strategy -- Strategy Deployment -- Alignment -- IT Governance -- Value Generation -- Marketing HIT -- Inform, Involve, and Influence -- HIT Risk Management -- Manage, Direct, and Lead -- Lean in HIT -- Fast Forward -- Summary -- References -- Chapter 2: Strategy, Vision, and Alignment -- Overview -- Organizational Strategy -- HIT Vision -- Developing Your IT Vision with Organizational Direction -- Developing Your IT Vision without Organizational Direction -- Defining Your IT Vision -- Develop Your IT Vision Statement -- Develop Your IT Strategy -- HIT Strategy Deployment -- Defining Strategy Deployment -- Internal Capabilities Assessment -- Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats -- Roadmaps and Visuals -- Strategies to Roadmaps to Results -- References -- Chapter 3: IT Governance -- Overview -- IT Governance Defined -- Common IT Governance Elements -- 1. Strategic IT Alignment -- 2. IT Value Delivery -- 3. IT Risk Management -- 4. IT Resource Management -- 5. IT Performance Measurement -- IT Governance Framework -- Executive IT Governance Council -- Area IT Councils -- IT Department Leadership Council -- IT Teams -- Not All Ideas Are Worth Pursuing -- Managing the Mayhem -- Deciding Who Decides -- IT Governance Value and Impact -- Success Factors -- 1. Define the Desired Outcomes for IT Governance -- 2. Define Roles and Responsibilities -- 3. Develop and Deliver Continuous Education on IT Governance -- 4. Understand the Internal and External Environment