Visit to Prismant

Yesterday, I visited Herbert van Petersen, senior-consultant of Prismant, former director of BMLc, and a former colleague of mine. I had lunch with him, the canteen test was quite succesfull.

He started working for Prismant just a few weeks ago. Prismant is the consulting and research office for the Dutch health care. Their aim is to develop, assist and evaluate developments in the Dutch health care. They work for care institutions, government, and insurance company’s. The work area covers both the macro economic and the micro economic aspects of health care. Core issue’s are policy making, budgetting, care processes, organisational processes, information techniques and information products. Moreover Prismant organises topic-related education. Prismant is a not-for-profit organisation.

Prismant has always had a very strong position in the heathcare information market of the Netherlands. But it's position is weakening, because nowadays, most health care organisations have adapted a lot of knowlegde which used to be supplied by Prismant. So, although not for profit, they have to rase their Business IQ. Herbert is one of the new business people of Prismant.

We talked a bit about change management for organisations with a lot of highly qualified professionals. In a few years time, Prismant has to be an example of what David Maister calls The Professional Service Firm. As a former director of BMLc, I'm sure he will fix the transformation of Prismant. Not on his own. Maybe with a little bit help of his friends. But I know he is capable of doing a lot all by himself.