Healthcare IT Consulting
Expert Guidance for the 21c Cures Act, FHIR/USCDI interoperability, and beyond
Healthcare IT Consulting Experts
Few industries are evolving as quickly — or as critically — as healthcare. Regulatory mandates like the 21st Century Cures Act, standards such as FHIR/USCDI, and the explosion of telehealth, mobile care, and digital health platforms are transforming how providers, payers, and patients interact. For healthcare organizations, technology is no longer just infrastructure — it’s a vital enabler of compliance, efficiency, and better patient outcomes.
Through CIO IQ®, Innovation Vista provides enterprise-level IT and AI leadership starting at under $1k per week. Our consultants bring not only deep technical knowledge but also extensive real-world experience leading IT in hospitals, clinics, insurers, device manufacturers, and healthtech startups. We know where general IT best practices are effective — and where healthcare requires tailored strategies for HIPAA/FDA compliance, secure patient data handling, and the integration of EMR/EHR systems. Healthcare has a special place in our hearts, because our CEO worked on some leading-edge tech in the sector early in his career.
Unlike firms that send in generalists, our experts have served as CIOs, CTOs, and CISOs in healthcare organizations. With CIO IQ®, the objective is not just stabilizing and optimizing IT platforms — it’s ensuring technology improves care delivery, strengthens compliance, reduces risk, and enables innovations that keep pace with the future of medicine.
Achievements for Healthcare clients from our Consulting team
Our Healthcare Scoreboard - Impact & Expertise
A.A. / Online Physician Marketplace
CTO for a startup providing online patient-doctor communications, tele-health & appointment scheduling services. Designed and built the technology platform from the ground up.
A.J. / Pharmacy/Home Health company
Integrated 3 acquired companies and restructured IT for 80 nationwide locations offering pharmacy, nursing, and home health services.
A.J. / Regional Hospital system
As CIO, led upgrade of proprietary ERP and custom applications it integrated with, including patient e-commerce.
A.P. / Pharmaceutical Support Services
Interim CIO for a firm providing clinical trial support services to pharmaceutical and CROs worldwide.
A.R. / AI Wellness App
As CTO & Head of AI, designed and implemented app which gives personalized health advice based on patient data using proprietary photoplethysmography algorithm.
A.W. / U.K. Healthcare clinic
As CTO, led a Digital Transformation to modernize the backoffice systems and patient communications of the clinic.
A.W. / U.K. Hospital system
As CDO, led a Digital Transformation to enable telehealth services to patient devices for proactive and remote care.
B.H / Regional Allergy Clinic chain
As Advising CIO, assessed and made recommendations to improve the platform stability, system performance, and cultural alignment in IT.
B.P / Global Health/Pharma conglomerate
As Head of IT for Supply Chain Strategy for a Fortune 50 global conglomerate, drove $50M savings via supplier integration & order automation.
C.T. / Regional Hospital system
As CIO, led clinical transformation and tele-medicine initiatives and enterprise systems upgrade.
D.E. / Home Physical Therapy firm
As CIO, led IT restructuring & turnaround, adding e-commerce and analytics capabilities for the company, while achieving 60% infrastructure network savings.
D.M. / Healthcare Laboratory
As CISO, led an upgrade of the lab's information security protections while enabling automation technologies.
D.M. / Regional Hospital system
As contract CIO, led the integration of 7 hospitals onto a unified cloud-first architecture post M&A.
D.R. / Mental Health Clinic system
As CIO, led digital transformation to improve patient care. Raised IT stability & performance.
D.R. / Workplace Wellness company
As Interim vCIO, improved reliability, security, responsiveness, and capacity, replaced legacy ERP/CRM/EHR w/SaaS low-code solution.
D.T. / Regional Dental practice
As Head of IT, led digital transformation and custom SaaS solution to streamline dental practice management, increase sales, and monetize analytics.
D.T. / Major Health Insurance carrier
As Virtual CIO, aligned technology and business roadmaps, revamped strategic staffing model to save millions in technology investments.
D.W. / Home Healthcare company
As Head of IT, led a cloud-first re-platform and an integration of modern HCM and ATA SaaS systems. Major cybersecurity upgrades successfully implemented.
D.W. / Non-profit Health clinic
As CIO for 2.5 years, led IT upgrades to support a doubling of the organization to over $100M with over 50 locations and 1200 staff.
F.K. / Medical Device manufacturer
Led team which developed IoT data tracking & analytics for a suite of medical devices enhancing bone & joint recovery.
F.J. / Major Pharmaceutical company
Led the development of a web-based professional inquiry response (PIR) system that quadrupled the productivity of a response team.
G.E. / Healthcare Analytics company
Chief Innovation Officer for the leading benchmark analytics firm tracking healthcare patient experience, clinical and quality data. Modernized the firm's major platforms.
G.E. / Home Healthcare company
As CIO, developed enterprise EHR system and caregiver/patient digital engagement system, catapulting them into the industry leader in providing compliant alternative care.
G.E. / Medical Device manufacturer
As Head of Global IT Services, developed strategy to converge and outsource infrastructure, achieving $20m in annual savings.
G.L. / Major Health Insurance Carrier
Led IT strategy for $1 billion annual IT spend, and leader of the architecture review process for all major IT projects.
G.L. / Medical Device Manufacturer
Chief Technologist for $150M annual global IT organization. Founder & leader of a new tech division enabling enable physicians to remotely monitor their patients' implanted devices.
G.L. / Regional Healthcare system
As Head of IT, led development of new Health Information Exchange (HIE) to connect patients, providers, and payers.
G.V. / Medical Equipment manufacturer
As PMO consultant, advised company on efficiencies and process best-practices in their PPM function.
H.F. / Regional Hospital system
As CIO, implemented IT upgrades to enhance efficiency and patient care in Acute, Ambulatory and Post Acute services.
J.F. / Major Health Insurance co
Led the IT Audit & Compliance functions at a major provider of medical insurance coverage.
J.F. / International Health Research co
Consulted with leadership on integrating healthcare AI into EHR/EMR systems to improve patient care and enable an expansion into the U.S.
J.F. / Organization of Rural Hospitals
Led development of a telehealth platform for remote patient monitoring and health plan management, and integrated 200+ medical and wellness IoT devices into a proactive health platform.
J.H. / Medical Wearable Monitor Manufacturer
As CTO, led development of a monitoring wristband & patch for diabetics to measure blood sugar levels with an external wearable sensor device.
K.S. / Large Biotech Research firm
As CIO, championed bioinformatics, eBusiness, supply chain, and CRM initiatives in support of R&D, manufacturing, marketing, sales, and customer service in 62 countries.
K.S. / Major Pharmaceutical Research firm
As CIO, led a digital transformation of the company's oncology research efforts, driving over $10M in efficiencies.
M.A. / Midsize Medical Clinic
As CIO for 12 years, created a data warehouse & reporting system for KPIs, and led an enterprise-wide ERP conversion and migration.
M.H. / Large Medical Lab
As Interim CIO championed enterprise thinking and changes to the executive team processes around IT, interviewed and onboarded full-time CIO.
M.J. / Outpatient Medical Clinic
As Virtual CISO, developed HIPAA/NIST compliant governance including CCPA & CPRA features. Upgraded all major cybersecurity protections.
M.K. / Large Hospital system
As Digitalization consultant, developed 3 business models leveraging the hospital's tech capabilities: retail Software/Infrastructure as a Service (SaaS, IaaS), Business Processing Outsourcing (BPO), and Managed Services Organization (MSO).
N.J. / Large Hospital system
Led the upgrade and digitalization of patient technologies, supporting 25K agents and 50M annual inbound calls. Drove $25m of annual savings across several initiatives.
N.V. / Medical Billing Technology co
Co-owner and developer of comprehensive medical billing & outsourced support services in full compliance with HIPAA regulations.
O.E. / Regional Hospital system
As Interim CIO, led IT & Information Security through a turnaround, successfully stabilizing & transitioning tech to new full-time CIO.
P.D. / Regional Hospital system
As Head of IT, led tech infrastructure design for new hospital tower involving 3,000+ computers, phones and medical devices, including wireless telemetry, image distribution management, & RFID.
P.O. / Startup eHealth Virtual Pain Clinic
As CIO, laid architectural groundwork for virtual interactive e-health startup, creating patient-centric technologies to improve patient outcomes.
P.O. / Medical Device manufacturer
As CIO, developed & implemented IT strategic plans for both internal IT and commercial software development products. Upgraded tech for supply chain, manufacturing, R&D, sales and marketing.
P.O. / Startup Medical Device manufacturer
As CITO, developed IT support for a portable medical device with a new proprietary technology. Positioned for Series-B funding.
P.O. / Pharmaceuticals company
As CIO, centralized IT to one enterprise service provider, reducing overall cost 17%. Obtained patent/FDA approval on applications for laboratory diagnostic testing.
P.S. / Autism Services co (PE-owned)
As Interim CIO, turned around IT performance to enhanced patient care and enable strategic Private Equity ownership's growth objectives.
P.S. / Regional Hospital system
As Interim CTO, led an upgrade & performance turnaround of IT for a multi-state 14 hospital system.
P.S. / Regional Hospital system
As Interim CIO for a $1B healthcare system, led a budget reduction while maintaining/enhancing service levels and IT system performance.
P.S. / Regional Hospital system
As CIO, led successful carve-out/divestiture in complex M&A during peak of COVID. Led digital healthcare innovations with AI & tele-health.
R.C. / Midsize Hospital system
Over a decade as CIO of a $4B+ revenue hospital system, leading dozens of upgrade, efficiency, and capability projects to power their growth.
R.C. / Large Pharmaceutical retail company
As CIO, led IT supporting 10,000 retail pharmacy locations with custom & integrated best-of-breed systems.
R.H. / Regional Hospital system
Led migration to a new electronic health record (EHR) system providing $1M annual efficiencies.
S.A. / Pharmaceuticals & Biotech firm
Over 10 years total leading IT in the pharma & biotech sectors for small/midsize firms.
S.B. / Large Pharmaceutical Manufacturer
As Head of US IT automation & security for a large generic pharmaceuticals manufacturer, led infrastructure uplift to enable full regulatory compliance.
S.L. / Health Analytics firm
As head of the product & data function, led the strategy, development, and delivery of the organization's analytics products to medical professionals.
S.L. / H&HS Commission for a large state
As Deputy CIO, initiated a Data & Analytics program and led the development of a data governance program and team.
S.L. / Large Hospital system
Led Digital Transformation, consolidating, integrating, and upgrading EHR, ERP, AI, BioMed, IDN, Data & Analytics used at over 2,000 locations.
S.L. / Mental Health clinic chain
As CIO/CTO, led a Digital Transformation implementing Digital 101 capabilities, Virtual Care, Telehealth, AI modeling, Social Engagement, and Remote Patient Monitoring technologies.
S.M. / Startup Healthcare data company
As Fractional CTO, led the development of a data & AI platform analyzing community social care providers and their quality, capacity, and services.
S.N. / Regional Hospital
Led the hospital's IT as Interim CIO, stabilizing operations and facilitating a transition in leadership to the new full-time CIO.
S.P. / National Hospital system, Middle East
As Group CTO, launched tele-health and COVID remote monitoring across Asia and African nations. Developed advanced Analytics group to identify growth opportunities. Installed first integrated healthcare information system with cloud-based Oracle ERP in Africa. Launched new greenfield hospital sites in Asia & Africa.
S.S. / Military Health Tech Initiative
As CISO, led the design & implementation of cybersecurity protections for biomedical and health research programs.
S.T. / Healthcare SaaS company
Interim CIO for turnaround transition of healthcare solutions SaaS supporting medical billing and practice management services.
S.T. / Large Physical Therapy company
As CIO, led IT transformation & PMO revamp, powering near doubling to 800 clinics in 25 states. Led development of first customer facing mobile app and portal product in the industry.
T.A. / Digital Health Technology co
Led product development of convenient digital technology, communication, and health education content for chronic care management, remote patient monitoring, nurse wellness platforms, and assisted living.
T.C. / Oncology Laboratory company
As head of IT, upgraded systems and governance, obtaining CLIA and ISO certifications and HIPAA compliance for the company's technology platform.
T.V. / Electronic Medical Record firm
President overseeing the development of the first blockchain-powered patient-controlled electronic medical records (EMR) platform.
V.G. / Healthcare Data Brokerage
Founder & CEO of a healthcare informatics company which developed healthcare’s first single view of HCPs utilizing 7,000+ data points.
W.H. / Small Wellness & Fitness co
Fractional CTO for a mobile app startup company offering tailored wellness & workout advice and tools.
Y.A. / Large Medical Lab company
As Head of IT Products, led systems development, integration, and operations for 40,000 staff across 3,500 locations.
Z.K. / Medical Equipment Manufacturer
As Head of IT & Cybersecurity, led multiple MD&As across 33 countries & 4 continents.
IT Strategy for Your Healthcare Niche
Healthcare Sectors Covered
- HIPAA, FDA, CMS, NIOSH, HRSA audit compliance
- 21st Century Cures Act, FHIR/USCDI compliance
- Medical practices
- Healthcare clinics
- Hospitals
- Medical devices & equipment
- Hospital suppliers
- Medical insurance processing
- Mental health services & facilities
- Managed care
- Pharmaceuticals
- Pharmacies
- Healthcare & hospitals specialty software
Healthcare Leaders First - Then Healthcare Tech Consultants
Our Unique Approach to Healthcare IT Consulting
Most consulting firms in healthcare limit their role to Stabilizing IT systems, ensuring uptime, and Optimizing costs and infrastructure. Those elements are essential, but healthcare demands more — technology here carries life-or-death implications, strict compliance requirements, and immense pressure to improve patient experiences.
With CIO IQ®, our process begins by aligning IT with your clinical and business priorities. For hospitals, that may mean integrating EHR and ERP systems for seamless operations. For insurers, it might involve advanced analytics and automation to accelerate claims processing. For healthtech startups, priorities often include scalability, interoperability, and regulatory clearance. Every healthcare organization has different pressures, and the IT roadmap must reflect those realities.
Where our consultants deliver the most strategic value is in Monetizing IT. We help clients Innovate Beyond Efficiency® by using technology and data not only to cut costs but to drive better outcomes and new growth. That could mean predictive analytics that reduce readmissions, telehealth platforms that expand access to care, or secure patient engagement tools that increase satisfaction and loyalty. In healthcare, technology is more than infrastructure — it is the backbone of compliance, care quality, and long-term organizational viability.