LCHI Test 2 Questions and Answers Already Passed Graded A+
Hospitals currently are most likely to conduct vendor selection for: - Answers-new types of health IT that
the primary vendor cannot supply
Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding the ambulatory EHR system vendor marketplace? -
Answers- The EHR marketplace is highly dynamic with vendors entering and leaving all the time
Those providers who are replacing their current EHR are advised to: - Answers-to preform a functional
needs assessment
The organization that supplies functional profiles for specialty care EHR is: - Answers-Health level 7
Usability criteria describes: - Answers-functional requirements- the extent to which a product can be
used by specific used to achieve specific goals with effectiveness, efficiency & satisfaction in a specific
context of use.
A functional needs assessment: - Answers-Describes the key capabilities or application requirements for
achieving the benefits of EHR or others types of health IT as the organization had envisioned it.
In order to improve on the usefulness of health IT for making clinical decisions, it is helpful to do: -
Answers-ad-hoc information requirements analysis and retrospective analysis of decision-making
A arrangement that involves a customer paying a subscription fee to access a traditional client/server
software application that resides on secure computers managed off-site by a vendor is known as; -
Answers-software as a server
An advantage of the ASP/SaaS arrangement lies in: - Answers-less hardware, less IT staff, greater back
up support
Which term describes a scenario in which an organization decides to switch to an entirely new or single
vendor? - Answers-rip and replace
A key factor in controlling the vendor selection process is: - Answers-not to base the purchase on the
sale person look past the sale person and look at the product and applying pre-defined criteria
Which of the following is the equivalent of a marketing literature search? - Answers- request for
information
A formal document sent to vendors inviting them to submit bids for the organizations EHR project is
known for: - Answers- request for proposal
A well-constructed request for proposal serves as: - Answers-solidifies the planning information and
organizational requirements into a single document. REP will garner responses that provide valuable
insights into each vendors operations and products and it tends to level the playing field by asking all the
vendors the same questions. Serves as a source document for the contract.
, Which of the following is a component of vendor due diligence? - Answers-Organizational profile -
vendor information -functional specification -operational requirements -technical requirements -
application supplies -licensing & contractual details - evaluation criteria
Which RFP component would fit the following description? Describe the EHR product's data
architecture, analytical processes supported, necessary interfaces, reliability and security features,
system capacity, expansion capabilities, response time, downtime, and other issues associated with
system maintenance. - Answers- Operational requirements
Site visits should be: - Answers- as similar as possible to your organizations facility
To how many vendors should an RFP for a community hospital EHR be sent? - Answers-4 or 5
The first step in due diligence for an EHR product is to: - Answers-evaluate the responses to the REPs
Which of the following should be considered last in selecting a finalist vendor: - Answers-price
When having vendors conduct a demonstration of their EHR, it is a good idea to: - Answers-supply the
vendor with a work-flow in advance for them to use in the demonstration
Which of the following is a part of contract negotiation for a major health it acquisition: - Answers-
analyzing functional specification
In making a decision about which vendor will be the finalist, the key factor should be: - Answers-
functionality
Payment terms should be: - Answers-spread out over the course of the project, based on achieved
milestones, not dates
To protect oneself from vendor going out of business: - Answers-require the vendors to put the source
code and data schema for the product into an escrow account
In order to avoid a health IT project becoming "just an IT project" it is important to: - Answers- The need
for executive champions to lead the change, and for stakeholder engagement.
The roll-out strategy in which all components of a health IT system are implemented together is: -
Answers- Big Bang approach
For most clinical information systems it is advisable NOT to deploy parallel processing because it: -
Answers- Its too time consuming, and prone to errors
Which of the following chart conversion strategies is likely to be most risky in achieving adoption of an
EHR in a physician office? - Answers- Continue pulling paper charts until all patients have been seen
once. OR Abstracting (aka Pre load) data from active patient charts
Chart conversion in a hospital is usually achieved through: - Answers-applying a straight turnover
strategy
Hospitals currently are most likely to conduct vendor selection for: - Answers-new types of health IT that
the primary vendor cannot supply
Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding the ambulatory EHR system vendor marketplace? -
Answers- The EHR marketplace is highly dynamic with vendors entering and leaving all the time
Those providers who are replacing their current EHR are advised to: - Answers-to preform a functional
needs assessment
The organization that supplies functional profiles for specialty care EHR is: - Answers-Health level 7
Usability criteria describes: - Answers-functional requirements- the extent to which a product can be
used by specific used to achieve specific goals with effectiveness, efficiency & satisfaction in a specific
context of use.
A functional needs assessment: - Answers-Describes the key capabilities or application requirements for
achieving the benefits of EHR or others types of health IT as the organization had envisioned it.
In order to improve on the usefulness of health IT for making clinical decisions, it is helpful to do: -
Answers-ad-hoc information requirements analysis and retrospective analysis of decision-making
A arrangement that involves a customer paying a subscription fee to access a traditional client/server
software application that resides on secure computers managed off-site by a vendor is known as; -
Answers-software as a server
An advantage of the ASP/SaaS arrangement lies in: - Answers-less hardware, less IT staff, greater back
up support
Which term describes a scenario in which an organization decides to switch to an entirely new or single
vendor? - Answers-rip and replace
A key factor in controlling the vendor selection process is: - Answers-not to base the purchase on the
sale person look past the sale person and look at the product and applying pre-defined criteria
Which of the following is the equivalent of a marketing literature search? - Answers- request for
information
A formal document sent to vendors inviting them to submit bids for the organizations EHR project is
known for: - Answers- request for proposal
A well-constructed request for proposal serves as: - Answers-solidifies the planning information and
organizational requirements into a single document. REP will garner responses that provide valuable
insights into each vendors operations and products and it tends to level the playing field by asking all the
vendors the same questions. Serves as a source document for the contract.
, Which of the following is a component of vendor due diligence? - Answers-Organizational profile -
vendor information -functional specification -operational requirements -technical requirements -
application supplies -licensing & contractual details - evaluation criteria
Which RFP component would fit the following description? Describe the EHR product's data
architecture, analytical processes supported, necessary interfaces, reliability and security features,
system capacity, expansion capabilities, response time, downtime, and other issues associated with
system maintenance. - Answers- Operational requirements
Site visits should be: - Answers- as similar as possible to your organizations facility
To how many vendors should an RFP for a community hospital EHR be sent? - Answers-4 or 5
The first step in due diligence for an EHR product is to: - Answers-evaluate the responses to the REPs
Which of the following should be considered last in selecting a finalist vendor: - Answers-price
When having vendors conduct a demonstration of their EHR, it is a good idea to: - Answers-supply the
vendor with a work-flow in advance for them to use in the demonstration
Which of the following is a part of contract negotiation for a major health it acquisition: - Answers-
analyzing functional specification
In making a decision about which vendor will be the finalist, the key factor should be: - Answers-
functionality
Payment terms should be: - Answers-spread out over the course of the project, based on achieved
milestones, not dates
To protect oneself from vendor going out of business: - Answers-require the vendors to put the source
code and data schema for the product into an escrow account
In order to avoid a health IT project becoming "just an IT project" it is important to: - Answers- The need
for executive champions to lead the change, and for stakeholder engagement.
The roll-out strategy in which all components of a health IT system are implemented together is: -
Answers- Big Bang approach
For most clinical information systems it is advisable NOT to deploy parallel processing because it: -
Answers- Its too time consuming, and prone to errors
Which of the following chart conversion strategies is likely to be most risky in achieving adoption of an
EHR in a physician office? - Answers- Continue pulling paper charts until all patients have been seen
once. OR Abstracting (aka Pre load) data from active patient charts
Chart conversion in a hospital is usually achieved through: - Answers-applying a straight turnover
strategy
