HIPM CH. 9-10
Which of the following statements is false?
Closing does not include developing a transition plan.
According to the lecture, which legal issue concerning Health Information Exchange is most significant to public health?
Controlled use of data collected
Ideally, any disagreements during procurement should be settled by arbitration.
False
Project scope and procurement management are the only two knowledge areas with closing processes.
False
Currently, most Health Information Exchange programs are primarily funded by:
Federal grants to state initiated programs
The difference between a tactical plan and a strategic plan is:
Scope
The intended outcome of the HIE Program is to
Increase the quality and efficiency of care.
Taking a "Best of Breed" approach to technology purchase and adoption can be defined as:
Selecting the top of the line system for each department.
Benefits of Health Information Exchange include all EXCEPT:
Short term positive return on investments
OPM3 is a standard developed to provide a way for organizations to measure their organizational project management maturity against a comprehensive set of best practices.
True
Project closing often includes a final presentation and report.
True
Termination by ______ is when there is a sudden end to a project.
extinction
The IT lifecycle is important because
it helps support organizational goals.
Answering questions such as, "What will you do differently on the next project based on your experience working on this project?" is part of a __________.
lessons-learned report
A higher ____ level describes the characteristics of the most organized and mature organizations.
maturity
Best practices are " _____ methods, currently recognized within a given industry or discipline, to achieve a goal or objective."
optimal
Best practices are organized into three levels: project, program, and ____.
portfolio
In IT terms, when a system becomes obsolete or needs to be replaced, it's said to be:
sun-setted
Companies with high maturity levels spend more money on project management.
False
Most of the traits of the best project managers can be learned.
True
Even though a PriceWaterhouse Coopers' study found that staff development and professional certification enhance overall project performance, they also found that more than _______% of companies surveyed do not regularly offer a development program to their project managers.
60
Which option is a requirement for successful participation with an HIE program?
Alignment with safety and privacy regulations
Of the following questions, which is not an appropriate one to ask regarding how HIEs will affect our own health systems?
Are we required to participate in the HIE?
The internal information systems assessment include all but which of the following?
Current organizational mode
Which of the following is not a best practice listed in this text?
Don't spend time or money on projects before they officially start.
A customer acceptance/project completion form should be completed and signed by the project manager.
False
Which of the following is a category under portfolio best practices?
Portfolio risk management planning process improvement
____ audits are often performed during contract closure to identify lessons learned in the entire procurement process.
Procurement
__________are reviews often performed during contract closure to identify lessons learned in the entire procurement process.
Procurement audits
Which of the following is a trait of alpha project managers?
They send fewer emails than other project managers.
A maturity model is a framework for helping organizations improve their processes and systems, such as the Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) used for software development.
True
KPI stands for key performance indicator, which can be used to determine the degree to which an outcome is achieved.
True
Which of the following is NOT a common pitfall of prioritizing IT investments?
Understanding that not all IT Projects can be funded
When prioritizing existing IT Projects vs. new EHR implementations, a question that should not be a major driver in the decision making process is:
Will the ROI of the EHR pay off?
Which of the following is not advice for closing projects or phases?
You don't need to celebrate completing a project, especially if it did not go well.
What does Andy Crowe call the top 2% of project managers?
alpha project managers
The __________ should include requirements for formal acceptance and closure of contracts.
contract itself
Some people call a close-out meeting a ______________ meeting.
post-mortem
Some organizations have the project sponsor complete a ____________ form to close a project or phase.
project completion/customer acceptance
Which knowledge area includes the closing process called close project or phase?
project integration management
The Project Management Institute defines best practices in each of the following areas except _________.
project personnel
The goal of a Health Information Exchange (HIE) is to
promote exchange of data within and across organizations.
Wikipedia (2009) defines a best practice as the most efficient and effective way of accomplishing a task, based on _________ procedures that have proven themselves over time for large numbers of people.
repeatable
Closing projects involves gaining ____ acceptance of the final products and services, and bringing the project to an orderly end.
stakeholder and customer
IT Governance Structures are important because
they define roles and responsibilities at every level of the organization.
