5. Implementation & Governance

Procurement — Quiz

Test your understanding of procurement with 5 practice questions.

Practice Questions

Question 1

Which document typically precedes an RFP and is used to gather general information about available health IT vendors and capabilities?

Question 2

Calculate the total cost of ownership (TCO) over a 5-year period for a health IT system with an initial license fee of \100,000, annual maintenance of \20,000, and one-time training cost of \$15,000.

Question 3

Using an evaluation matrix with weights: interoperability 40%, scalability 20%, cost 40%, and vendor scores for a system as interoperability=85, scalability=75, cost=90, what is the weighted total score?

Question 4

An SLA guarantees 99.5% system uptime in a 30-day month. Approximately how many hours of downtime does this allow?

Question 5

What is the primary purpose of conducting a proof-of-concept (POC) in health IT procurement?