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Building the Case for RHIO
Tools for Partner Consensus and Funding

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About Building the Case for RHIO

Perhaps the single most difficult aspect of building a RHIO is getting all of the stakeholders to see one vision for the organization.

Second in difficulty is articulating the business case in precisely the correct way to persuade public and private funding sources to provide the money for startup and for at least a period of initial operations. The process of building the Case for Support involves all the stakeholders, and gets everyone on the same page.

This webinar brings together the real-world business development experience and RHIO finance expertise of Healthcare IT Transition Group's Michael Christopher to offer a step-by-step process to create that most crucial of documents, the Comprehensive Case for Support.

The Comprehensive Case for Support - Key to Consensus and Funding
The Case creation process delivers an encyclopedia of the organization, setting forth its vision, saying what it currently is doing and how, and where it is going. It encompasses a discussion of the business plan, revenue model, stakeholder/membership profile, demographics of service, service offerings, challenges overcome and yet to be surmounted. Running as many as fifty or one hundred pages and citing important public documents and initiatives to associate the RHIO with broadly supported initiatives, a Comprehensive Case for Support forms the body of the RHIO's argument for its existence, a wealth of ready-to-paste, agreed-upon language for immediate use in stakeholder encounters, grant requests, legislative visits and myriad other internal and external applications, and is the single point of truth for a large scale project. It should not be confused with the three to five page abbreviated Case for Support shared with most funding prospects and the community at large. The comprehensive case is responsible for much more than this one fundraising purpose.

The process by which the Case is written is just as important and valuable as the document itself -- perhaps more so. The Study/Meet/Case™ method will be described in detail as one of the most effective methods of capital development and achieving sustainable funding in the nonprofit sector.

Drawing upon 20 years' experience in organizational and capital development with an emphasis on IT projects, the webinar's presenter is uniquely qualified to help RHIO organizers through the creation of a dynamic and effective Comprehensive Case for Support. The Case development process is outlined, including techniques for bringing community leaders and funders into the fold and shaping their visions as one through this proven method adapted from successful capital development projects in numerous segments of the nonprofit sector.

This webinar is designed for RHIO administrators, trustees and finance personnel, RHIO technology vendors and advisors, government leaders and funding organizations to help them understand both the financial challenges and the successful solutions facing RHIOs. The sessions provide an opportunity to ask questions following the presentation.

While the focus here is on RHIO, other large-scale health IT and health technology project organizers will find the webinar's information equally useful.

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Who Should Attend?

• RHIO administrators, trustees and finance personnel
• Providers and payers involved in RHIO planning
• Grants administrators
• RHIO technology vendors, consultants and advisors
• Legislators and other government leaders involved in RHIO planning

What You Will Learn

• What is a Comprehensive Case Statement, and why do 95% of capital development projects create them?
• Sweat equity: Jumpstarting seed assets with case development
• "Hitching" -- getting the project funded by connecting it to priority initiatives
• Building a case steering committee
• The case development process, step-by-step
• Essential components for a RHIO case statement
• Using the Study/Meet/Case method to build consensus and leverage funding
• Turning words into capital
• Keeping partners "on vision"
• Using the case statement to drive operational development

Q&A session will follow the presentation.

Bonus Materials

• Handout and Presentation Slides
• Authoritative links to RHIO resources and funding information
• Summary of the 2006 RHIO finance survey report
• Coupon for $50 off the full 2007 RHIO finance survey report

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Meet Your Presenter

Michael Christopher is the lead investigator in the 2007 Survey of Regional Health Information Organization Finance, and also conducted the 2006 survey and served as principal author on the study report, Funding RHIO Startup and Financing for Life. Michael brings twenty years' experience in nonprofit executive management and capital development with an emphasis in the implementation of information systems. He has held executive positions in the healthcare and human services sectors in IT capital development, finance and marketing.

Michael has led the business case and grant writing process for numerous successful capital projects seeking private, state and federal funding. For a technology vendor, Michael served as the chief architect of a suite of financial applications targeting these sectors. He has presented and facilitated widely on finance, privacy, ethics, and mission accountability topics, and provides capital development and marketing counsel to commercial and nonprofit clients.

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The RHIO Finance Seminar Series Building the Case for RHIO WEBINAR TITLE DATES & TIMES PRICE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGISTER Building the Case for RHIO (90 minutes - session may run longer to accommodate a large number of questions) TBA $395 You will receive instructions via email for accessing the webinar 48 hours prior to the session. Pay by credit card, purchase order or check. Check must be received by early registration date to receive discount. Click here for payment and refund policies. Registration Closed Building the Case for RHIO (90 minutes - session may run longer to accommodate a large number of questions) TBA $395 You will receive instructions via email for accessing the webinar 48 hours prior to the session. Pay by credit card, purchase order or check. Check must be received by early registration date to receive discount. Click here for payment and refund policies. Registration Closed
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