Consulting services

Physician-led consulting across the clinical technology lifecycle

From evaluating a single AI tool to leading informatics strategy, each service brings the same combination of frontline clinical experience and executive informatics perspective.

Service A

Clinical AI Readiness & Validation

Independent physician-led evaluation of clinical AI technologies, including ambient AI documentation, AI scribes, clinical automation, and workflow integration.

The assessment looks past technical performance to the conditions that decide adoption: clinical relevance, workflow fit, physician trust, and the organization’s readiness to implement. It suits developers preparing for health system buyers and organizations selecting or piloting a solution.

Areas of focus

  • Ambient AI documentation and AI scribes
  • Clinical automation
  • Workflow integration
  • Physician usability and adoption readiness
  • Safety and governance considerations
  • Pilot design and outcome measurement

Typical deliverables

  • Clinical AI readiness assessment
  • Workflow compatibility evaluation
  • Clinical risk and governance observations
  • Executive summary with an Adopt / Refine / Defer recommendation
Service B

EHR Modernization & Optimization

Clinical guidance for organizations preparing for, undergoing, or recovering from an electronic health record transition, and for those seeking more value from the system they already have.

Informed by physician leadership experience in Epic and Oracle Health/Cerner environments, the work concentrates on the points where configuration decisions meet daily clinical practice.

Areas of focus

  • EHR implementation readiness
  • Epic and Oracle Health/Cerner workflow advisory
  • Physician adoption strategies
  • Clinical workflow mapping
  • Change management
  • EHR optimization
  • Clinical informatics governance

Typical deliverables

  • Readiness or optimization assessment
  • Current-state workflow maps for priority areas
  • Physician adoption and engagement plan
  • Prioritized recommendations for clinical and implementation leaders
Service C

Fractional CMIO / CHIO Advisory

Part-time or project-based physician informatics leadership for organizations that need the role filled well but not full-time.

Dr. Benperlas serves as a senior clinical voice on technology strategy and governance, works alongside your executives and IT leaders, and represents the physician perspective where decisions are made.

Areas of focus

  • Clinical informatics strategy
  • Digital transformation roadmaps
  • Technology governance
  • Physician stakeholder engagement
  • Clinical technology implementation oversight
  • Vendor evaluation support
  • Strategic leadership advisory

Typical deliverables

  • Defined advisory scope and cadence
  • Informatics strategy or roadmap documents
  • Governance structures and decision frameworks
  • Regular briefings for executive leadership
Service D

Healthcare Technology Due Diligence

Helping technology developers, healthcare organizations, and investors understand the real-world clinical viability of healthcare technologies.

Financial and technical diligence rarely answer the clinical question: will physicians and care teams use this, and what will it take to implement? This service supplies that perspective in a form suited to investment committees, boards, and product leadership. It is clinical and operational input, not investment, legal, or regulatory advice.

Areas of focus

  • Clinical value proposition
  • Workflow compatibility
  • Physician usability
  • Implementation feasibility
  • Adoption barriers
  • Clinical risk considerations
  • Organizational readiness

Typical deliverables

  • Clinical viability assessment
  • Summary of adoption barriers and implementation requirements
  • Clinical risk observations
  • Briefing for decision-makers, with questions to put to the company or vendor
Service E

Digital Health & Telehealth Strategy

Support for organizations developing or improving virtual healthcare delivery.

Virtual care succeeds when the clinical workflow, the patient’s experience, and the documentation process are designed together. Dr. Benperlas helps teams design models that clinicians can sustain and patients can navigate.

Areas of focus

  • Telehealth workflow design
  • Digital patient experiences
  • Clinical documentation processes
  • Virtual care operational models
  • Technology adoption
  • Digital workflow optimization

Typical deliverables

  • Virtual care workflow design or review
  • Documentation process recommendations
  • Operating model considerations
  • Prioritized improvement plan
Service F

Clinical Workflow Transformation

Helping healthcare organizations identify and address the workflow inefficiencies that consume clinical time and attention.

Many technology problems are workflow problems in disguise. The work starts with how care is delivered today, identifies where effort is lost, and recommends changes in process, technology, or both.

Areas of focus

  • Current-state workflow assessment
  • Clinical process mapping
  • Technology integration
  • Physician engagement
  • Documentation improvement
  • Prioritized operational recommendations

Typical deliverables

  • Current-state workflow assessment
  • Process maps for priority workflows
  • Documentation improvement opportunities
  • Prioritized operational recommendations

Deliverables are defined in each engagement’s proposal and vary with scope. Epic, Oracle Health, and Cerner are trademarks of their respective owners; references describe professional experience and do not imply affiliation or endorsement.

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