Scott, PMP, is a project manager, educator, author, and speaker on project management best practices. He is the founder and president of COPLAN AND COMPANY, a project management software and services firm. Scott managed EHR requirements definition and acquisition for a national specialty healthcare firm's multiple facilities and oversaw implementing over nine financial, administrative and clinical applications at three separate Los Angeles County, California hospitals in both in-patient and ambulatory settings. Scott has 30 years experience providing integrated project management services involving planning, acquisition, transformation and optimization. Formerly with Touche Ross, Booz Allen and Hamilton, and Battelle Memorial Institute, Scott holds an MPA from the University of Washington and a BA from Beloit College. A Project Management Professional (PMP) and Certified Professional in Healthcare Information Management Systems (CPHIMS), he is a member of the IEEE Computer Society, Health Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS), and Project Management Institute (PMI).

Research Interests:
Project management; health information management