Tod Moore

Tod Moore

Principal, IT Architecture Practice Leader, Sparling

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Weathering the perfect storm: Design & management strategies for hospital technology systems

The technological demands of the hospital environment are huge and complex. Many large healthcare projects require the technology designer to account for eight to ten different systems. To keep track of each individual system, the design team often develops a technology responsibility matrix. In some cases, this matrix can grow to an almost uncontrollable size, with more than 300 systems, which can result in confusion over responsibilities, accountability, and deliverables. Technology design teams end up facing a perfect storm: significant budget challenges, ongoing scope gaps, and the high probability of significant last-minute work by the often-overworked internal team at the hospital.

Technology systems design has become an essential component of the healthcare design process. Responding to owner demand for technology-driven healthcare facilities and governmental requirements for information-based care, the technology design role has matured into a mainstay of the healthcare design community. However, evolving project needs have eclipsed the commonly understood scope, responsibility, and capabilities of the traditional technology engineer.

This presentation will discuss a new model for managing the technology avalanche based upon business analysis, use-case development, and comprehensive program management. With an emerging track record of success, this new model eliminates shortcomings of the current design development system, and centralizes ownership/leadership of the full technology program.

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Bio

Tod Moore's natural leadership skills compel him to write and speak nationally on the future of technology in healthcare. He has 26 years of experience in Communication, Life Safety & Automation (CLA) consulting and design for healthcare facilities nationally. Keeping abreast of healthcare technology trends, he brings particular passion and insight to the connectivity issues facing healthcare owners today. He is an energetic and passionate speaker at healthcare conferences and symposiums around the country and routinely writes articles to help educate designers and owners on trends and the future of technology and how to make technology work to create the optimal healthcare environment for patients, staff and visitors.

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