Hospital Software Selection
ICE has a long history of assisting healthcare providers in the selection of Healthcare Information Systems software applications. Based on nearly 20 years of experience, we've developed a best practice software evaluation process for HIS selection that is independent of both vendor and platform.
The ICE best practice evaluation methodology begins by helping you develop preliminary software selection objectives, strategies, and initial EHR requirements. The outcome is a Healthcare Information System that best addresses your facilities' requirements.
The Best Practice Evaluation Methodology:
- Provides a high level overview of HIS software capabilities
- Applies a proven requirements determination interview process
- Develops an RFI for each identified vendor
- Creates vendor scoring worksheets for onsite demos
- Organizes site visits and itinerary agendas
- Develops project budgets and comparative analyses
- Assists administration in final contract negotiation
How Does It Work?
As your advocate, we uncover all of the information needed to help you make an informed software purchasing decision. The evaluation process is based on validated and prioritized organizational requirements that consider software, hardware, infrastructure, organizational and technological fit, and vendor viability. A sample selection process includes:
Strategic Goals
The selection process starts with a joint session of all appropriate stakeholders to discuss existing systems, long range plans and requirements, and potential strategies. A preliminary demo is then coordinated to educate staff about the capabilities of current solutions.
Requirements Determination and Vendor Demos
Our experts facilitate department interviews to identify requirements, select vendors for RFI that may be quality candidates for your facility, schedule onsite demos, provide vendor scoring worksheets and analyses, organize site visits and provide reference checking.
Project Budgets and Contract Negotiation
We identify budgetary costs for hardware, software, and implementation and training for each module, determine the effective purchase price including on-going software maintenance, support costs and any third party interfaces, compiling estimates for all related costs into a comprehensive project budget. Finally, we assist you in contract review and negotiation.
To learn more about ICE Technologies’ Software Selection Services, contact us