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CIOs on both sides of a merger must figure out how to blend IT organizations and platforms. Many merging organizations appoint a chief integration officer, according to consulting firm CSC. The integration officer can plan what the future state will look like by involving an IT governance committee and senior managers of large projects and initiatives.
A February 2013 report by Booz & Co. (now part of PwC) estimated that as many as 1,000 healthcare facilities will undergo a merger or acquisition between 2013 and 2020. In every one of those cases, there will be CIOs on both sides of the merger trying to figure out how to blend IT organizations and platforms.
