Information Technology Services

We have changed the timing of this publication to coincide with the fiscal calendar, so this Year in Review actually covers 2004 and part of 2005. Two of our most visible and high-profile projects over the past 18 months were the openings of the Orthopaedic Center and Huntsman Cancer Hospital. The technical infrastructure and system support for these facilities required a truly department-wide effort, and we are very pleased with the results to date.

Another important highlight for the year was the work done to support the Supply Chain Initiative. Several computer systems were implemented or enhanced to enable cost savings for the Hospital, which we've provided more detail about in the Business & Finance section of this report.

While we achieved Most Wired status for 2004, we did not make the 2005 list, because of more stringent requirements for online physician, patient, and customer services. We are confident that several of our projects underway will help us regain this honor next year.

campus continues, as illustrated in the selection and planning for a new University e-mail system, and progress toward a unified wireless network authentication standard. Within the Health Sciences community, we have successfully integrated the technical support for the College of Nursing and are excited about the level of service and efficiencies we are seeing as a result of merging support staff and services. We also continue to strive for improved communication with our customers, and have added a monthly “IT Update” to our publication list.

Links to the various Web sites and ITS groups mentioned in this report can be found on the ITS home page at uuhsc.utah.edu/its. If you have questions about the projects described here, please e-mail me at .