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LCHI c476 c– cExam c1 c– cStudy cGuide
60 cMultiple cChoice cquestions: cno cmatching, cno ctrue/false
Chapter c3 c– cStrategic cPlanning cfor cHealth cIT
• Differentiate cbetween cstrategic cplanning, cmigration cpath, cand cimplementation cplan.
cHow care cthese cprocesses cinterrelated?
Strategic cplanning: cProcess cconducted cby csenior cmanagement cthat cdescribes cthe
corganization’s cfuture cstate.
Migration cpath: ca cstrategic cplan cfor chealth cIT. cIt cis ca c30,000-foot cview cof chealth cIT
csystems cthat care cin cplace cand cplanned cfor cover ctime.
Implementation cplan: ca ctactical cplan cthat cprovides cdetailed csteps cassociated cwith
cselecting, cinstalling, ccustomizing, ctesting, cand crolling cout ceach cseparate ccomponent cof can
cEHR cand cother chealth cIT.
Migration cpath cis cin ccontrast cto can cimplementation cplan.
• Strategic cplans cshould calign cwith can corganization’s cwhat?
Charts cstrategic cdirection, cincluding creview cand creaffirmation cof cmission, cvision, cand
cvalues, cstrategic cgoals, cstrategic cinitiatives, cand caction cplans.
• Should cstrategy cbe cboth cinternal cand cexternal?
The cplan cmust cbalance ca cfocus con cexternal cfactors cthat cmay cultimately caffect chealth
cIT cwith can cinternal c(organizational) cfocus con cwhether cexisting ctechnology cworks, cneeds
cimprovement, cor cshould cbe cabandoned cor caugmented.
• Can cyou cname ctwo ctools cused cto cassist cwith cstrategic cplanning?
Environmental cscan: cfocuses con cfactors cthat care cexternal cto, cand coften cnot cunder cthe
ccontrol cof, cthe corganization cconducting cthe cstrategic cplanning. cIt cis can canalysis cof cwhat
cothers care cdoing cand, cto cthe cextent cpossible, cwhat cothers care cplanning cto cdo cin cthe
cfuture. cEnvironmental cscan ccan cuse cdata cfrom cvendors cas cwell cas cother chealthcare
corganizations cto cevaluate cthe cmaturity cof cthe cEHR cand chealth cIT cin cgeneral.
SWOT canalysis: cfocuses con cthe corganization cand cits cstrengths, cweaknesses, copportunities,
cand cthreats. cIt cis can chonest cappraisal cof chow cwell cthe corganization cachieves cits cobjectives
cand cwhere cit cis cstruggling cto cperform cwell. cThe cSWOT canalysis calso cpostulates cwhere cthe
corganization cmay ccapitalize con cits cstrengths cand chow cit ccan cminimize cor covercome cits
cweaknesses.
• Must cconsensus cbe cgained cfor ca cstrategic cplan?
Consensus cmust cbe creached cbefore cproceeding cwith ca chealth cIT cstrategic cplan.
• What cis cgovernance cand cwhy cis cit cimportant cregarding cadaption?
Governance: cestablishment cof cpolicies cfor ceffective cand cefficient cmanagement cof
corganization’s cassets cand ccontinual cmonitoring cof chow cpolicies care cworking cto cachieve
ctheir cstated cends cor cgoals.
Good cgovernance cof cheath cIT cstrategic cplanning csignificantly cimproves cthe ceffectiveness cof
cthe cstrategic cplan. cGood cgovernance cresults cfrom cinteractions camong ckey cstakeholders cin
cwhich cthe cstakeholders care cheld caccountable cfor cfollowing ca ctransparent, cresponsive,
cequitable, cand cinclusive cprocess cto cmake cdecisions cabout chow can corganization cwill cuse
cits cassets cto cachieve ca cspecific cgoal cor cset cof cgoals.
• What cis ca cmigration cpath? cWhy cis cit cimportant?
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LCHI 476 FINAL EXAM 1STUDYGUIDE QUESTIONS
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LCHI c476 c– cExam c1 c– cStudy cGuide
60 cMultiple cChoice cquestions: cno cmatching, cno ctrue/false
Chapter c3 c– cStrategic cPlanning cfor cHealth cIT
• Differentiate cbetween cstrategic cplanning, cmigration cpath, cand cimplementation cplan.
cHow care cthese cprocesses cinterrelated?
Strategic cplanning: cProcess cconducted cby csenior cmanagement cthat cdescribes cthe
corganization’s cfuture cstate.
Migration cpath: ca cstrategic cplan cfor chealth cIT. cIt cis ca c30,000-foot cview cof chealth cIT
csystems cthat care cin cplace cand cplanned cfor cover ctime.
Implementation cplan: ca ctactical cplan cthat cprovides cdetailed csteps cassociated cwith
cselecting, cinstalling, ccustomizing, ctesting, cand crolling cout ceach cseparate ccomponent cof can
cEHR cand cother chealth cIT.
Migration cpath cis cin ccontrast cto can cimplementation cplan.
• Strategic cplans cshould calign cwith can corganization’s cwhat?
Charts cstrategic cdirection, cincluding creview cand creaffirmation cof cmission, cvision, cand
cvalues, cstrategic cgoals, cstrategic cinitiatives, cand caction cplans.
• Should cstrategy cbe cboth cinternal cand cexternal?
The cplan cmust cbalance ca cfocus con cexternal cfactors cthat cmay cultimately caffect chealth
cIT cwith can cinternal c(organizational) cfocus con cwhether cexisting ctechnology cworks, cneeds
cimprovement, cor cshould cbe cabandoned cor caugmented.
• Can cyou cname ctwo ctools cused cto cassist cwith cstrategic cplanning?
Environmental cscan: cfocuses con cfactors cthat care cexternal cto, cand coften cnot cunder cthe
ccontrol cof, cthe corganization cconducting cthe cstrategic cplanning. cIt cis can canalysis cof cwhat
cothers care cdoing cand, cto cthe cextent cpossible, cwhat cothers care cplanning cto cdo cin cthe
cfuture. cEnvironmental cscan ccan cuse cdata cfrom cvendors cas cwell cas cother chealthcare
corganizations cto cevaluate cthe cmaturity cof cthe cEHR cand chealth cIT cin cgeneral.
SWOT canalysis: cfocuses con cthe corganization cand cits cstrengths, cweaknesses, copportunities,
cand cthreats. cIt cis can chonest cappraisal cof chow cwell cthe corganization cachieves cits cobjectives
cand cwhere cit cis cstruggling cto cperform cwell. cThe cSWOT canalysis calso cpostulates cwhere cthe
corganization cmay ccapitalize con cits cstrengths cand chow cit ccan cminimize cor covercome cits
cweaknesses.
• Must cconsensus cbe cgained cfor ca cstrategic cplan?
Consensus cmust cbe creached cbefore cproceeding cwith ca chealth cIT cstrategic cplan.
• What cis cgovernance cand cwhy cis cit cimportant cregarding cadaption?
Governance: cestablishment cof cpolicies cfor ceffective cand cefficient cmanagement cof
corganization’s cassets cand ccontinual cmonitoring cof chow cpolicies care cworking cto cachieve
ctheir cstated cends cor cgoals.
Good cgovernance cof cheath cIT cstrategic cplanning csignificantly cimproves cthe ceffectiveness cof
cthe cstrategic cplan. cGood cgovernance cresults cfrom cinteractions camong ckey cstakeholders cin
cwhich cthe cstakeholders care cheld caccountable cfor cfollowing ca ctransparent, cresponsive,
cequitable, cand cinclusive cprocess cto cmake cdecisions cabout chow can corganization cwill cuse
cits cassets cto cachieve ca cspecific cgoal cor cset cof cgoals.
• What cis ca cmigration cpath? cWhy cis cit cimportant?
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