Managing Vendors and Collaborating with IT Staff
Instructions
Scenario: You are the Director of Health Information Management and you are working with IT staff on selecting an EHR vendor for your transition to a new EHR. You have been given the responsibility for writing the Request for Proposal.
• Write an introduction explaining the purpose and use of a Request for Proposal and relate it specifically to choosing an EHR software vendor in a healthcare facility.
• Create an RFP.
• Choose three EHR vendors to send your RFP and write a short description of the EHR company and provide a link to their website.
• Describe how you will need to collaborate with IT staff in the selection of the EHR vendor.
• Describe how you will apply negotiating skills in selecting your EHR vendor (include basic negotiating strategies).
Requirements
• A minimum of one page describing the purpose and use of an RFP.
• A 1-2 page RFP that is professional in format and detail.
• A summary of three EHR vendors.
• A minimum of 1 page on how you will collaborate with IT staff.
• A minimum of 1 page on application of negotiating skills.
• A cover page and a reference page.
• Writing is in the students own voice and includes in-text citations to support the writing.
• There are a minimum of 5 appropriate references (your text and four others), a reference page, and a cover page. The four additional references must be from scholarly journals. You may use a .com reference, if necessary, for help with how to format an RFP.