Jim Oakes

Background

About Jim Oakes

Jim has been involved in the healthcare IT industry virtually from its inception, starting with managing implementations of early stage medical information systems, and continuing through planning, negotiating agreements, and overseeing the deployment of large scale multi-enterprise systems. He has held a variety of senior level positions as a vendor executive, a consultant, and as a provider. He specializes in helping healthcare providers plan and optimize their use of information resources, systems, and technology to improve clinical, operational, and financial outcomes. He has assisted a number of Health Information Exchanges in developing viable business models and developing strategic plans. He co-authored the book, Return on Investment: Maximizing the Value of Health Information Technology, which was recognized as the HIMSS Book of the Year in 2003. He is recognized as an expert in the area of return on investment, and does frequent guest lectures on the topic at such institutions as Georgetown University and George Mason University. Specialties: IT Planning, system selection, contract negotiation assistance, HIE planning and deployment, ROI analysis, IT governance