Systems Development Life Cycle (systems analysis, design, implementation, evaluation, and maintenance).
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Evaluate Systems Development Life Cycle (systems analysis, design, implementation, evaluation, and maintenance).
Course outcome assessed/addressed in this Assignment:
HS420-5: Critique the informatics systems life cycle.
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Instructions
Instructions
As Director of Health Information for a large health system, you have been tasked as a key leader in the selection and implementation of a new electronic health record (EHR) system for the organization. The CEO and Board of Directors has asked that you develop a plan to address key issues related to the process of selecting and adopting an EHR system. Please follow the instructions below in completion of this assignment.
This assignment will be in two parts. Part 1, addressing healthcare privacy, security and confidentiality was covered in the Unit 8 assignment. Part 2, addressing an RFP/RFI and vendor relations will be covered in the Unit 9 assignment.
Part 2
Part
Competency Assessed
Instructions
3
Take part in system selection processes.
Propose either the RFI and/or RFP for the systems selection process. Distinguish at least five (5) content elements of the RFI and/or RFP that you would need to include in order to address the security and privacy concerns.
4
Recommend clinical, administrative, and specialty service applications.
Appraise three (3) EHR vendors that could be used at a large health system. Critique each vendor based on at least 5 content elements of an RFP. Select and recommend one EHR noting the strengths and weaknesses related to clinical and administrative functions.
5
Evaluate vendor contracts.
Evaluate at least five (5) elements of a vendor contract. Critique the process of contract management and system acquisition/evaluation through at least two (2) challenges and two (2) opportunities.
6
Develop negotiation skills in the process of system selection.
Conjecture on the best methods for negotiating with vendors in the contract management process. Develop a plan of at least three (3) considerations for strategic leadership.