425 quiz 9

Which of these is a resource for helping to make different vendor products work together?

system integrators

Which of the following is NOT typically a step in the vendor selection process?

*trial & error checking references conducting corporate visits product demonstrations

Best of fit, dual core, best of breed, and rip and replace are examples of:

Acquisition strategies

Happy Hospital plans to replace a number of outdated legacy systems with new products, which are all provided by the Allscripts vendor. This strategy is referred to as:

Rip and replace

In this arrangement, a customer (facility) pays a subscription fee to access a software application and data that reside on secure computers managed off-site by a vendor.

application service provider/software as a service

Scope of license, acceptance testing, and change in vendor control are components of:

contract negotiation

This section of the RFP specifies details about the desired features the organization expects the prospective system to provide. The organization may choose to provide the vendor with a script, a use case, or simply a list of desired features.

functional specifications

In making a decision about which vendor will be the finalist, the key factor should be:

how well the product will meet the organization's goals

A preliminary step in the vendor selection process designed to help health care facilities narrow down the field of vendors. In this step, general information is solicited from vendors about their products.

request for information