Deck 5: System Acquisition

Question 1

Which of the following is NOT the responsibility of the project manager?

A)Establish clear roles and responsibilities for individual committee members
B)Set target dates
C)Establish methods for communicating progress and problems
D)Make the final decision

Answer 1

Make the final decision

Question 2

__________ is defined as the process that occurs from the time the decision is made to select a new system until the time a contract has been negotiated and signed.

A)System acquisition
B)System implementation
C)System selection
D)System development

Answer 2

System acquisition

Question 3

The project steering committee should compile a final report.All of the following elements should be included except:

A)System goals and criteria
B)Cost-benefit analysis
C)Final recommendation and ranking
D)Project repository

Answer 3

Project repository

Question 4

Which of the following are methods for evaluating a vendor's product and reputation?

A)Site visits to other facilities
B)Vendor user group conferences
C)Market reports
D)All of the above

Question 5

All of the following are examples of technical infrastructure except:

A)Hardware requirements
B)Disaster recovery
C)Security
D)Software upgrades

Question 6

An RFP might be used when the health care organization is considering only a small group of vendors or products or when it is still in the exploratory phase.

Question 7

All alternatives are considered,a cost-benefit analysis is done,a system is selected,and vendor negotiations are finalized in which phase of the system development life cycle?

A)Planning and analysis
B)Design
C)Implementation
D)Support and evaluation

Question 8

Which of the following is a reason to conduct vendor demonstrations?

A)Validate how much the vendor can deliver of what has been proposed
B)Evaluate the look and feel of the system from the programmer's point of view
C)Conduct system usability testing
D)All of the above

Question 9

Which of the following is NOT a drawback to cloud-based services?

A)Slow deployment due to customizations
B)Technical support technicians do not have an intimate knowledge of the organization's operations
C)Data ownership,security,and privacy concerns
D)All of the above are drawbacks

Question 10

Which of the following organizations provides market analysis reports and listings of vendors that provide EHR systems?

A)HIMSS
B)AMIA
C)KLAS
D)None of the above

Question 11

__________ consists of concepts,strategies,and principles that guide an organization's technology choices and the manner in which the organization integrates and manages these choices.

A)IT integration
B)IT infrastructure
C)IT architecture
D)IT platforms

Question 12

The ideal project steering committee consists of how many members?

A)3-4
B)5-6
C)10-12
D)20-25

Question 13

What is the final step of the system acquisition process where expectations are outlined and performance requirements are determined with the vendor?

A)Contract negotiations
B)Contract summary
C)Vendor analysis
D)Vendor agreement

Question 14

Assuming that a strategic IT plan already exists,the first step in a system acquisition process is which of the following?

A)Determine system goals
B)Define project objectives and scope of analysis
C)Establish a project steering committee and appoint a project manager
D)Screen the marketplace and review vendor profiles

Question 15

A best of breed architecture is most accurately described as

A)Sharing data between applications
B)Sharing data by having all applications use one database
C)Sharing data by having integrated access to data
D)None of the above

Question 16

The four phases of the system development life cycle in sequential order are

A)Design,planning and analysis,implementation,support and evaluation
B)Support and evaluation,implementation,design,planning and analysis
C)Planning and analysis,implementation,design,support and evaluation
D)Planning and analysis,design,implementation,support and evaluation

Question 17

Which of the following is NOT a pitfall in the acquisition process?

A)Not defining criteria and methods for selecting the vendor
B)Assigning too little weight to the RFP process
C)Turning negotiations into a blood sport
D)All of the above are pitfalls

Question 18

Which of the following is NOT a mechanism used by a steering committee when determining system requirements?

A)RFP
B)Focus-group sessions or small-group interviews
C)Written or electronic surveys
D)Representatives gather input from users in specific areas