When the Steering Committee of an Acute Care Institution Is

question 15

Multiple Choice

When the steering committee of an acute care institution is appointed to select a new computer system, site visits are requested at a number of organizations to see the live systems. During these visits, which statement provided in staff interviews should alert the committee to potential bias?

• A)"System backups occur daily at midnight but we rarely notice them.The downtime is minimal."
• B)"What we would like to see added to the system is the ability to add wireless devices.The vendor is looking into the situation now."
• C)"Vendor support is always wonderful.Here is one of the company representatives who can best explain that to you."
• D)"System access is restricted per HIPAA guidelines.We use a thumbprint to verify entry into the system."

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