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30 Healthcare IT News ■ August 2007 payERS Janice Young, program director for Health North Carolina to keep most of our operaIndustry Insights, an IDC company, had pretions here,” he said. Chris Levan, CIO of Blue Cross Blue Shield dicted health plans would get into the IT business despite the considof Tennessee, said BCBST’s IT division is “tightly Blue Cross Blue Shield of erable investment and aligned” with its overall North Carolina’s strategy high-performing capabilities requirement. business plan. is to outsource only when While that hasn’t taken “We build our IT plan on an annual basis after absolutely appropriate and off, Young said BCBSSC has created a good techthe business plan is pubnecessary. nology environment that lished,” he said. “We have internal infrastructure projects as well that are has enabled it to thrive in the business process needed to support our ongoing business and outsourcing market. ■ that are also needed to ready us – enabling the More at HealthcareITNews.com business in the future.” e ●Connect: BlueS 0807 www.HealthcareITNews.com BluEs Continued from page 29 11 percent of its employee base. “Our IT operation is strategically important to our mission,” said CIO John Sternbergh. Ninety-five percent of its IT operations are done in house, supporting the health plan’s own product line and serving its customers. “This is one of our core competencies,” he said. BCBSNC’s strategy is to outsource only when absolutely appropriate and necessary. “We are a big part of North Carolina’s healthcare. It’s good for the economy of TECH BRIEFS AHIP launches new certificate program for IT professionals Information technology and business consulting professionals may now attain an industry credential demonstrating domain expertise through a new certificate program developed by America’s Health Insurance Plans. Infosys, a global consulting and information technology company, is the first to offer this program to its employees. “Through AHIP’s program, IT professionals deepen their business knowledge and earn a badge of industry recognition,” said Eric Paternoster, head of insurance, healthcare and life sciences at Infosys. 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