Assignment Instructions First, it is important to understand the procurement process as outlined in Chapter 12 so please read before continuing. Then, using the "EHR Selection Survival Guide" as a resource, you will plan a procurement strategy by addressing the needs of a primary care practice as described in the following scenario. EHR Selection Survival Guide You may work with one partner for this assignment. Listen for more information: Overview of the assignment Case Description Happy Place Primary Care has two locations serving approximately 60,000 patients. The practice has 8 physician partners, 4 registered nurses, 6 medical assistants, 3 billing clerks, 3 registration support staff, a business manager, and a director of operations. They have been resistant to change from a paper-based organization but have finally made a commitment to implement an electronic health record. The practice has asked for your assistance in finding the best system. 1. Determining System Requirements a. Thinking about some of the steps you will take to determine the needs requirements for the new system, you decide to examine the following. Remember that "requirements" is referring to what the system will need to be able to do or accomplish for your organization. i. 5 key questions you should answer or considerations you will need to analyze in your planning ii. You need to develop a stakeholder team. Who are some of the key members you would recruit? How large will your team be? Explain why you would select these key members as opposed to those you chose not to include. iii. How do you plan to prioritize the requirements that you have identified? In other words, what is the order of importance and why? For example, is cost more important than user acceptance? If so, then why? 2. Vendor Search Strategies a. Discuss at least 3 vendor search strategies your team will follow before deciding whom to send the RFP to. You will need to explain why you chose these strategies. 3. Evaluating Vendors a. Define the source selection criteria that you might use for evaluating proposals. You should have a minimum of 5 criteria and the total weights must add up to 100 percent. Justify your criteria and weights making sure they align with your priorities mentioned in question 1. Create an Excel table (using Table 12-4 as a guide) inserting scores from 4 hypothetical vendor responses. You must have formulas and calculated scores in your table. I have uploaded a sample matrix if you choose to use it or you may create your own. The example has a letter A, B, etc. as the criteria. You will need to include your own criteria and your own weights. Example weighted matrix b. Based on the results of your weighted criteria values, which 2 of the vendors will you invite for an on site demonstration and why? 4. What other strategy (be creative and not mentioned in the article or textbook) would you suggest an organization consider when making a major technology purchase? Responses to the questions should be written as an executive summary to the managing partners. You can format the document as you prefer as long as it looks professional and is well written. Your document should include a title, brief introduction, and then provide your strategic plan. Do not provide the questions and answers as a list