Choosing an HIT Vendor Solution

Choosin" rel="nofollow">ing an HIT Vendor Solution Order Description Week 2 Assignment: Choosin" rel="nofollow">ing an HIT Vendor Solution It is very typical for leaders and their staffs to explore market capabilities when it comes to lookin" rel="nofollow">ing for viable and feasible partners who provide health technology solutions. When examin" rel="nofollow">inin" rel="nofollow">ing vendor products, be they software, hardware, or other technologies, it is important to examin" rel="nofollow">ine not only the vendor sales literature but also objective in" rel="nofollow">industry analysis as well. This process is collaborative and has many dimensions that in" rel="nofollow">include lookin" rel="nofollow">ing at the technical, fin" rel="nofollow">inancial, and functional aspects of technology solutions. As a health care admin" rel="nofollow">inistrator you will collaborate with other leaders such as CIOs, operations managers, CFOs, and CMOs in" rel="nofollow">in the analysis of Health Information Technology (HIT) vendor software solutions. Keepin" rel="nofollow">ing in" rel="nofollow">in min" rel="nofollow">ind both the tactical problems that your organization is facin" rel="nofollow">ing and your organization’s overall strategic direction, you will analyze vendors in" rel="nofollow">in the marketplace and the HIT products that they sell. For this two-part Assignment, analyze vendors who compete in" rel="nofollow">in the HIT software marketplace usin" rel="nofollow">ing the Independent Physician Office Ambulatory EMR Scenario in" rel="nofollow">in your Learnin" rel="nofollow">ing Resources. After assessin" rel="nofollow">ing the capabilities and limitations of at least three possible vendor solutions, for Part 2, you will make a recommendation to your leadership team colleagues on which one or two vendors you would feel most comfortable progressin" rel="nofollow">ing toward the next steps of system acquisition. Keep in" rel="nofollow">in min" rel="nofollow">ind that choosin" rel="nofollow">ing two solutions allows the organization to have potential leverage in" rel="nofollow">in negotiations. If your recommendation is one vendor, how do you justify this recommendation? To Prepare for this Assignment: • Review the Independent Physician Office Scenario in" rel="nofollow">in your Learnin" rel="nofollow">ing Resources. • Select three vendors after reviewin" rel="nofollow">ing the HealthIT.gov list https://chpl.healthit.gov/#/search and the KLAS reports provided in" rel="nofollow">in the Learnin" rel="nofollow">ing Resources. The Assignment—Part 1: Compare and contrast the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) of three vendors offerin" rel="nofollow">ing an ambulatory Electronic Health Record to in" rel="nofollow">independent physician practices. Construct a table that summarizes your SWOT analysis with an accompanyin" rel="nofollow">ing reference page listin" rel="nofollow">ing any external resources used in" rel="nofollow">in your analysis. Comparisons should in" rel="nofollow">include quantitative/evidence-based in" rel="nofollow">information as well as qualitative. Note: The followin" rel="nofollow">ing table is an example of what to construct for Part 1. Vendor: (Consider Functional, Technical, Operational, and Strategic for each element of the SWOT) A B C Strengths Weaknesses Opportunities Threats The Assignment—Part 2: Write a 2-page executive summary outlin" rel="nofollow">inin" rel="nofollow">ing the one or two IT vendors that you recommend engagin" rel="nofollow">ing for further acquisition activities such as stakeholder demos and request for proposals. The executive summary should be addressed to the members of your fellow executive leadership team. Be sure to clearly outlin" rel="nofollow">ine the strategic, operational, technical (IT) requirements, and market reasons for your recommendation. If you are recommendin" rel="nofollow">ing one vendor, justify your strategy to handle the organizations’ anticipated loss in" rel="nofollow">in negotiatin" rel="nofollow">ing leverage. Note: You should submit both parts as one document, with Part 1 bein" rel="nofollow">ing an appendix to your executive summary. Your Assignment should show effective application of triangulation of content and resources to show your conclusion and recommendations. See the Week 2 Assignment Rubric for additional requirements related to research and professional writin" rel="nofollow">ing.