Standard Text: Select all that apply.
1. Chief executive officer
2. Project manager
3. Chief information officer
4. Chief strategy officer
5. Nurse informatics specialist
Question 12
Type: MCMA
A stakeholder is part of the strategic planning process. Which of the following are considered stakeholders?
Standard Text: Select all that apply.
1. Internal customers
2. Unions
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3. Government bodies
4. Community members
5. External customers
Question 13
Type: MCMA
A project manager is assigned to each major project within the overall strategic plan. Which of the following
specific practices that the project manager can engage in will raise the likelihood of success?
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1. Defines the scope and results of the project
2. Defines who is responsible for each task
3. Establishes timeline for task completion
4. Establishes how project decisions will be made
5. Partners with similar institutions to achieve project’s goals
Question 14
Type: MCSA
During the implementation phase in the strategic planning process, what is the initial task of the working
committee?
1. Create a budget
2. Execute the plan
3. Develop procedures
4. Develop a timeline
Question 15
Type: MCSA
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Which of the following specific examples is an information technology need that hospital strategic planning must
address in the coming years?
1. Creating standardized languages
2. Bar code medication administration
3. Identification of Microsoft’s new product line
4. Hiring an appropriate chief executive officer
Question 16
Type: MCMA
Which of the following goals would be useful in the strategic plan?
Standard Text: Select all that apply.
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1. To support business and clinical decisions
2. To make effective use of emerging technologies
3. To enhance the organization’s image
4. To spend whatever is necessary to create a state of the art system
5. To provide a safer environment for clients
Question 17
Type: MCSA
Scanning the environment is part of the planning process. Which of the following is considered part of the
external environment?
1. Published reports
2. Interviews from managers
3. Questionnaires from managers and end users
4. Observations of current technology
Question 18
Type: MCSA
Which of the following has been most instrumental in mandating strategic planning to achieve organization and
population health care goals?
1. Internal stakeholders
2. Community members
3. Health care reform
4. Nursing Informatics Specialist
Question 19
Type: MCMA
When considering strategic planning for information systems and planning for the overall organization which of
the following are true?
Standard Text: Select all that apply.
1. The IS strategic plan must support and enable the organization’s goals.
2. The CIO prioritizes and merges the requirements from each department to develop a master strategic plan.
3. The CIO selects a project manager for each major project within the overall strategic plan.
4. The IS strategic plan must be revised much more frequently than the organization’s strategic plan.
5. The CIO is ultimately responsible for IS strategic planning.