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Helping solve today's greatest Healthcare IT challenges

Virtual Alternatives is your trusted partner in the Healthcare IT business.

Enterprise Imaging | Cardiovascular Information Systems (CVIS) | Radiation Oncology Information Systems (OIS) | Radiology

Get to know us! 
  • Mission

    Helping solve today's greatest Healthcare IT challenges while improving the future of Heathcare for those we serve. 

  • Vision

    To modernize and optimize Heathcare IT systems while partnering with businesses and owners to ensure efficiency, effectiveness and profitability.  

  • Values

    Innovation | Modernization | Efficiency | Discipline | Persistence | Consistency | Transparency | Accountability | Partnership

Our Purpose

At the core, Virtual Alternatives is a Minnesota based hybrid remote healthcare IT services and IT consulting company helping clients solve today's greatest healthcare IT challenges while improving the future of healthcare for those we serve. 

In the complex realm of healthcare, the seamless flow of patient information is critical for delivering optimal outcomes.  Daily, medical professionals grapple with challenges such as disparate data sources, non-consolidated image storage, and cumbersome workflows. 

Enter Virtual Alternatives, a trailblazer committed to providing healthcare professionals with the essential tools needed to overcome these obstacles and enhance patient care.  Let's explore together how Virtual Alternatives can help modernize your technology.

Our Story

In the intricate web of healthcare technology, effective communication and collaboration are indispensable.  Virtual Alternatives emerges as a linchpin, specializing in liaising with diverse stakeholders crucial to the success of application upgrades, rollouts, optimizations, and technology initiatives.  Let's explore how Virtual Alternatives expertise serves as a catalyst for seamless coordination among application vendors, IT departments, business owners, service line directors, super users, and support staff.

The Crucial Network of Stakeholders:

Embarking on application upgrades, rollouts, and optimizations involves navigating a multifaceted network of stakeholders.  From application vendors bringing cutting-edge solutions to IT departments implementing technological advancements, business owners overseeing strategic alignment, service line directors managing operational impact, super users ensuring system proficiency, to support staff guaranteeing smooth operations—each stakeholder plays a pivotal role in the success of healthcare technology initiatives.

Technology is constantly changing and what works in IT becomes a thing of the past quickly.  Virtual Alternatives specializes in Enterprise Picture Archiving & Communications Systems (PACS) project planning and implementations.

We partner with our clients to drive business transformation through the adoption of industry leading Information Systems or upgrading existing Information Systems while enabling and expanding on their technology initiatives.

 

Our Experience

We have the experience and the determination it takes to start and finish small to large IT projects on time and within budget.  We partner with our clients to create detailed project scopes, establish communications channels, and define clear expectations. 

Virtual Alternatives Unique Experience and Role: 

  1. Effective Communication Hub: As a liaison specialist, Virtual Alternatives serves as a communication hub, ensuring that information seamlessly flows across diverse stakeholders.  This facilitates a shared understanding of goals, timelines, and expectations, fostering a collaborative environment for successful technology implementations.

  2. Coordination with Application Vendors: Virtual Alternatives acts as a bridge between healthcare organizations and application vendors, facilitating effective communication, understanding, and implementation of cutting-edge solutions.  This ensures that technology upgrades align with the specific needs and objectives of the healthcare facility.

  3. Strategic Alignment with Business Owners: Virtual Alternatives collaborates closely with business owners to align technology initiatives with strategic objectives.  By understanding the overarching goals of the organization, Virtual Alternatives ensures that technology upgrades and optimizations contribute directly to the success of the business.

  4. Operational Impact Management with Service Line Directors: Acknowledging the impact on operations, Virtual Alternatives works in tandem with service line directors to mitigate disruptions during application upgrades and rollouts.  This involves careful planning, phased implementations, and proactive communication to minimize any adverse effects on patient care and workflows.

  5. Empowering Super Users: Virtual Alternatives recognizes the critical role of super users in ensuring the proficiency of healthcare technology systems.  Through targeted training and support, Virtual Alternatives empowers super users to act as champions, facilitating smooth transitions and promoting user adoption.

  6. Support Staff Engagement: Virtual Alternatives engages support staff early in the process, understanding their needs and concerns.  By addressing potential challenges and providing robust support mechanisms, Virtual Alternatives contributes to the seamless operation of healthcare technology initiatives.

Trusted HealthCare IT Partner

Virtual Alternatives is your trusted application design and configuration expert for vendor-purchased solutions.  Do you have a strategic Enterprise PACS project budgeted and need a qualified technical advisor? 

  • Increased Efficiency: Virtual Alternatives guided solutions streamline workflows, reducing labor-intensive processes and foster operational efficiency.
  • Operational Cost Savings: By leveraging existing IT investments and optimizing workflows, Virtual Alternatives contributes to significant operational cost savings.
  • Enhanced Patient and Professional Experience: Improved access to patient information leads to a better experience for both patients and medical professionals.
  • Healthier Outcomes: Virtual Alternatives commitment to removing technology limitations ultimately contributes to supporting healthier outcomes by ensuring accurate, timely, and collaborative patient care.

In the pursuit of better health outcomes, Virtual Alternatives emerges as a transformative force in healthcare technology.  By addressing the challenges faced by medical practitioners, Virtual Alternatives integrated solutions empower organizations to enhance efficiency, reduce costs, and most importantly, provide superior care to their patients. 

Through a commitment to collaboration and flexibility, Virtual Alternatives is not just a provider of tools; it's a partner in the journey towards a healthier future.

What We Do Best

We can help translate the technology requirements into actionable results.  We have extensive experience with Cardiovascular Information Systems (CVIS) and Radiation Oncology Information Systems (OIS). 

Virtual Alternatives Proven Expertise:

  1. CVIS Proficiency: Virtual Alternatives brings a wealth of experience in Cardiovascular Information Systems, understanding the intricacies involved in managing and interpreting cardiovascular data. Whether it's streamlining workflows, integrating disparate systems, or ensuring comprehensive data access, Virtual Alternatives excels in translating CVIS requirements into actionable and efficient solutions.

  2. OIS Proficiency: Radiation Oncology Information Systems demand a nuanced understanding of treatment planning, imaging, and data management.  Virtual Alternatives expertise in OIS goes beyond mere data storage; it extends to optimizing radiation oncology workflows, ensuring precision, and facilitating seamless collaboration among healthcare professionals.

Translating Technology to Actionable Results:

Virtual Alternatives commitment to translating technology requirements into actionable results establishes it as a reliable partner for healthcare organizations navigating the complexities of Cardiovascular Information Systems and Radiation Oncology Information Systems.  Through efficient workflows, comprehensive data management, and a focus on customization, Virtual Alternatives empowers healthcare professionals to achieve optimal outcomes and deliver superior patient care in these critical domains.

  1. Efficient Workflows: Virtual Alternatives approach focuses on streamlining workflows within CVIS and OIS.  By understanding the unique needs of cardiovascular and radiation oncology professionals, Virtual Alternatives designs solutions that minimize redundancy, reduce manual efforts, and enhance overall operational efficiency.

  2. Comprehensive Data Management: Virtual Alternatives ensures that the wealth of data within CVIS and OIS is not just stored but intelligently managed.  The emphasis on comprehensive data management translates into easy accessibility, accurate interpretation, and a unified view of patient information.

  3. Seamless Integration: The ability to integrate disparate systems is a hallmark of Virtual Alternatives expertise.  In the realm of CVIS and OIS, this means breaking down silos and creating a cohesive ecosystem where technologies work in harmony, fostering collaboration and delivering a holistic approach to patient care.

  4. Customization for Unique Needs: Virtual Alternatives recognizes that each healthcare facility has unique requirements.  As an integration specialist, Virtual Alternatives offers the flexibility to tailor CVIS and OIS solutions to the specific needs of physicians and patients, ensuring that technology aligns seamlessly with the workflow and objectives of the healthcare organization.

Our Customer Service Commitment

We liaison with application vendors, IT departments, business owners, service line directors, super users, and support staff regarding application upgrades, roll outs, optimizations, and technology initiatives.

Benefits of Virtual Alternatives Stakeholder Liaison:

  • Improved Collaboration: Virtual Alternatives expertise in stakeholder liaison enhances collaboration among diverse healthcare professionals and entities, fostering a unified approach to technology initiatives.

  • Efficient Rollouts: By coordinating efforts across different stakeholders, Virtual Alternatives contributes to efficient and well-executed application upgrades, rollouts, and optimizations.

  • Minimized Disruptions: Careful planning and proactive engagement with service line directors and support staff help minimize disruptions, ensuring continuity in patient care during technology transitions.

  • Optimized Technology Investments: Virtual Alternatives ensures that technology initiatives align with strategic objectives, maximizing the return on investment for healthcare organizations.

Virtual Alternatives role as a facilitator in the healthcare technology landscape goes beyond technical expertise—it's about building bridges among diverse stakeholders.  By understanding the unique perspectives and requirements of application vendors, IT departments, business owners, service line directors, super users, and support staff, Virtual Alternatives ensures that technology initiatives are not just implemented but seamlessly integrated into the fabric of healthcare organizations, ultimately contributing to improved patient care and operational excellence.

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