INNOVATIVE

Project Management

IMS offers varying levels of support for managing our clients' projects-from augmenting their PM staff with a niche expertise (e.g., risk assessment and mitigation) to full life-cycle project planning and implementation.

We adhere to PMP standards for designing performance-based projects and utilize proven tools for effectively managing project resources-staff, budget, equipment, and schedules. In addition to detailed project plans, IMS provides plans for communications and change management to assure a smooth and transparent evolution of project activities.

Leadership Training/Coaching

Training and coaching effective leaders of government programs are critical to ensure qualified senior staff is prepared to assume leadership roles as the government's baby boomers enter retirement. IMS offers experienced instructors, coaches, and facilitators that know governing policies and regulations of the Office of Personnel Management to guide aspiring new leaders-whether individual, team, supervisor, manager, or executive-through all phases of human capital planning and management.

Our expert consultants are also available for onsite leadership training and coaching designed specifically for directors and officers of community health centers. The following topics are a sample of our training offerings:

• Strategic Management
• Negotiation
• Conflict Mediation
• Succession Planning
• Organizational Change
• Continuous Quality Improvement

Public Health

Public health support is a niche capability of IMS, as most of our management team and expert consultants hold advanced degrees in public health and have practical experience in this arena. IMS' range of expertise includes:

• Epidemiology
• Environmental
• Health Administration
• Biostatistics
• Social and Behavioral

Financial Management

One of the leading causes of operational failure of healthcare entities is financial mismanagement-not because of intentional fiscal irresponsibility-usually it is a result of inadequate training and knowledge of administrative requirements for grant-funded programs.

IMS' financial consultants are experienced with policies and regulations that govern grant programs, and they provide health center CFOs with the necessary training and technical assistance to improve and manage their fiscal outcomes.

Conference and Meeting Planning

IMS offers comprehensive support for our clients' conferences, meetings, and special events. Our certified Conference and Logistics Managers provide site selection and negotiation, event promotion, online registration, travel and hotel logistics and reimbursements in accordance with Federal Travel and Per Diem Regulations, food and beverage contracts, and onsite support before, during and after the event.

Health Information Technology

Health information technology or HIT is rapidly becoming a requirement in both private and public health care practices. IMS' expert consultants are health care clinicians with information technology skills and experience, which provides the perfect marriage of programmatic and technical expertise for supporting healthcare providers. Our HIT capabilities include areas of:

• Telemedicine/Telehealth
• Electronic Health Records
• Electronic Medical Records
• Computerized Provider Order Entry

Strategic Planning

IMS utilizes contemporary contributions to theory and research to develop strategic plans at Agency, division, and program levels. We partner with the client and other key stakeholders to design the framework for the plan, which includes the following activities:

• Develop mission and vision statements
• Assess external environment
• Determine opportunities and threats
• Provide internal environmental analyses
• Identify strengths and weaknesses
• Align goals and objectives with those of other organizations within the hierarchy
• Link strategy and budget through business planning
• Establish a culture of strategic leadership and control