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4/1/18 PREPARE TO SUCCEED. You have goals. Have you prepared the soil?

Join Patrick Quirk at the 2017 KY HIMSS 2017 Annual Clinical Informatics Symposium

8/1/17 Patrick Quirk, Managing Partner of FOQUS Partners, will present at the 2017 Annual Clinical Informatics Symposium at the University of Kentucky Chandler Hospital in Lexington, KY on September 13, 2017.

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9/1/16 TIME TO HARVEST. What will your strategic projects yield?

Join Patrick Quirk at the 2016 PMI Global Congress

8/1/16 Patrick Quirk, Managing Partner of FOQUS Partners, will present at the PMI Global Congress in San Diego on Tuesday September 27.

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6/1/16 The Road Looks Clear; But can you see far enough?

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3/1/16 Plan To Be Lucky!: Luck = Good Plan + Effective Management.

3 WHYs of Healthcare Infosec

by Patrick Quirk

2/23/16 - Healthcare organization are improving their information security practices, but it still lags behind other industries. This lag is often due to healthcare leaders not connecting how information security helps them achieve the organization's objectives. If you are struggling to make the case for investing in information security in your organization, consider how these three motivators may help you establish common ground with others in your organization. READ MORE

Three 2015 Health Data Breach Trends

by Patrick Quirk

12/4/15 - What a year for data breaches in the healthcare industry! The number of individuals affected by a health data breach between 2009 and 2014 was about 40 million (per OCR's Wall of Shame). We still have a full month to go in 2015, but OCR has already received reports of breaches impacting over 113 million individuals during 2015. READ MORE

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12/1/15 Feeling Covered Up?: Plan strategically & FOQUS on digging out.

3 Guiding Principles for mHealth

by Patrick Quirk

10/27/15 - mHealth seems to be a topic at almost every healthcare conference and webinar these days. It is a rising buzzword and by most accounts refers to eHealth via mobile platforms such as smartphones and wearables. Interestingly, some common concepts are already emerging as guiding principles for those working with mHealth. READ MORE

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9/2/15 Harvest or Hibernate?: Where are your strategic initiatives headed?

Top 5 Ways To Secure Your Web Applications & Mobile Apps

by Patrick Quirk

6/15/15 1. Document security requirements (and don't leave them as a low priority or nice to have!)...READ MORE.

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6/1/15 Run Towards the Tough Challenges Early.: You can see the landscape better from the top of the mountain.

Top 3 Questions for Internal vs External Resource Decisions

by Patrick Quirk

4/27/15 Every organization is constrained by the amount of financial and human resources available. Leaders struggle with how to most effectively allocate these resources across ongoing operational tasks and the implementation of strategic initiatives. These three questions will help you determine when and where to engage external resources and what tasks are best performed by your internal staff...READ MORE.

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4/20/15 Sharp or Blurry?: Can you clearly see progress or is it blurry?

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4/13/15 VISION | FOQUS | SUCCESS: Your vision may be clear, but is the path?

Health Care Hurdles and Headway

by Patrick Quirk

4/7/15 Is there a more exciting, yet challenging industry than health care right now? After decades of promise, the industry is on the cusp of substantially improving quality of care through the use of data. As health care data becomes more available and reliable and thus better suited for meaningful analytics, the industry must also figure out how to protect that same data from the point of collection through consumption by an ever increasing number of legitimate users...READ MORE.

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4/6/15 Springtime Blooms: Are your strategic initiatives blooming?

FOQUS Partners, LLC New Logo Unveiled

4/3/15 FOQUS Partners, LLC unveils our new logo.... READ MORE.

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3/30/15 Curves Ahead?: FOQUS Partners, LLC will help you navigate the ever-changing road.

FOQUS Partners, LLC New Website Launches

3/30/15 Lexington, KY — FOQUS Partners, LLC's website has launched at http://foquspartners.com/.

“Continuous learning is a driving value for FOQUS Partners so our website not only provides information about our company, but includes content for staying current on industry news as well as inspirational content such as the banner blog.” said Patrick Quirk, President & CEO at FOQUS Partners, LLC... READ MORE.

PMI Certification Requirements Changing

by Patrick Quirk, PMP
3/26/15

The Project Management Institute (PMI) has identified new renewal requirements for certifications such as their Project Management Professional (PMP), Program Management Professional (PgMP), etc. These new requirements go into effect December 1, 2015 so be sure you are familiar with the new requirements before your certification expires... READ MORE.

FOQUS Partners, LLC Announces New Kentucky-Based Management and Information Technology Consulting Firm

3/17/15 Lexington, KY — FOQUS Partners, LLC has opened its doors in Central Kentucky and is now providing management and IT consulting services to the region.

“Providing quality employment opportunities within Kentucky has long been a personal goal of mine. I’m excited to lead a company which can provide economic development opportunities for the Commonwealth,” said Patrick Quirk, President & CEO at FOQUS Partners, LLC... READ MORE.