So You Acquired a Hospital or Medical Group: Lessons of IT Integration

Mary Beth Mikols, Director, and Nick Wong, Senior Manager, Health Information Technology Solutions (HITS), Deloitte Consulting LLP. With the passing of new Healthcare legislation in 2010, the provider industry has seen a notable increase in mergers and acquisitions of hospitals. The successful integration of Information Technology is one of the most crucial and complex factors involved in M&A. Mary and Nick discuss some approaches to IT Integration and how they can be applied to common areas of opportunity within a healthcare organization. They also share lessons learned and some common pitfalls to avoid when working on your IT M&A project.