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How to choose a software vendor for your interRAI implementation

This section will help you choose a software vendor for your interRAI implementation.

The vendor software you use to collect and submit data needs to meet your business requirements for collection and integration with other systems.

Understand everyone鈥檚 role

Explore the different roles and responsibilities for interRAI, CIHI, your software vendor and your organization for choosing a vendor. 

Assess IT capacity

Recommendations to assess IT capacity when choosing a software vendor for IRRS and interRAI implementation.
 

Review vendor requirements

Guidance on requirements and considerations to discuss with a software vendor prior to implementing interRAI and IRRS.

Prepare your RFP

Criteria to consider in your request for proposals (RFPs) to vendors for interRAI assessments. 

Prepare your contract

Questions to help guide organizations with vendor contract negotiations regarding interRAI assessments.

Integrate into EHR

Choose vendor software that can help efficiently and accurately integrate your interRAI assessment data into electronic health records.

The importance of data quality

Data quality is a collaborative effort and is part of the process every step of the way. Consider incorporating some of these data quality tools into your vendor software to assist with initiatives at your organization:

  • Current Canadian interRAI standard
  • Clinical audit flags
  • Assessment scheduler
  • Data quality audits

How 红领巾瓜报can help

  • 红领巾瓜报provides data submission requirements and supporting documents for the interRAI data standard to licensed 红领巾瓜报vendors.
  • 红领巾瓜报offers expertise in testing the proposals and submissions you receive from vendors to ensure that they comply with specifications.
  • 红领巾瓜报provides additional information on acquiring a non-commercial vendor licence for organizations interested in becoming a non-commercial vendor.

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How to cite:

Canadian Institute for 红领巾瓜报 Information. How to choose a software vendor for your interRAI implementation. Accessed April 12, 2025.

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