Challenge:
HIPPA compliance was fast approaching while many other mission critical projects lie in the balance. CIO did not have enough “bandwidth” to oversee this major regulatory compliance initiative.
Goal:
To complete HIPPA regulations compliance upgrades to their nationwide operational system assuring that no interruption in service is experienced by their thousands of pharmacy clients.
Solution:
- Researched HIPPA requirement.
- Reviewed independent findings of 3rd party legal consultants.
- Worked with executive management to understand strategic objectives of the upgrades.
- Led the team to completing all needed system changes, training, and implementation activities.
- Conducted weekly status and progress reporting to executive management.
Results:
- System was completed 4 month ahead of schedule and under budget.
