Table 3
Vendor Request for Proposals—Key Areas Covered
| Corporate Background | Reason for Focus on Item |
| Company information, financial information, Massachusetts installations, client references | Intended to ensure that companies selected would be those with strong track records, which would be likely to remain in business |
| Product information | |
| Current product offering, products in development, product development | Life cycle for these products is short |
| Software requirements | To ensure compatibility with existing systems |
| Technical requirements | To ensure compatibility with existing systems and to budget for potential postimplementation expenses |
| Hardware platform, software platform, client devices supported | To ensure compatibility with existing systems and to budget for potential postimplementation expenses |
| Integration and interface requirements | To ensure compatibility with existing systems and to budget for potential postimplementation expenses |
| Integration checklist, exchange standards checklist | Key aim of collaborative is to enable clinical data exchange, extraction of quality data |
| Implementation requirements | To avoid any hidden costs associated with implementation or maintenance |
| HIPAA Standards | To ensure patient privacy and security |
| Pricing | Key aim of the collaborative is to obtain good prices for providers |
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HIPAA = Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.
