Health & Human Services

Health & Human Services Case Study

Emerging Sun provided a technology assessment, analysis of alternatives, and strategic recommendations for , the Health Information Technology System at Indian Health Services (IHS) for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) required analysis of alternatives recommendations of the Health Information Technology System at Indian Health Services (IHS). Specifics services include:

  • Conduct holistic IT assessment of IHS Tribes and Urban facilities in order to determine maturity of their IT RPMS software, IT infrastructure, and overall approach to IT setup to execute on EHR and healthcare.

  • Formulate recommendations based on the information gathered, pain-points realized, and operations challenges identified from the assessment phase

  • Provide subject matter expertise, including an assessment of the RPMS software solution, and support the determination of whether the RPMS solution should be modernized.


  • Use the recommendations to define the priorities of the initiatives, to then define a strategy and plan to execute on the prioritized initiatives.

  • Review and analyze the findings from the IT assessment information gathered from the IHS Tribes and Urban facilities.

  • Develop a Roadmap and Execution Strategy to deliver on prioritized initiatives.