VCO
Implementation Consultant
Tech Consultant
Development
General Good-To-Know Terms
100

This is the archival tool we offer.

What is Vital Center Online?

100

An IC led call where we first introduce the system to a client.

What is a Kick Off Call?
100

This is a virtual environment used to access a client's database or database copy.

What is RDP or Remote Desktop Protocol?

100

This is a Galen created environment used to test new feature deployments.

What is UAT?

100

The sharing of medical, billing, and patient information records.

What is ROI or Release of Information?

200

This is a section in VCO limited to a specific section of a client's source system.

What is an Item Type?

200

A call led by ICs that reviews a client's system before the project kicks off.

What is a Discovery call?

200

A request to look into a database copy to find information.

What is a Query?

200

This is the way we sign into VCO with a username and password.

What is Direct Access?

200

This is any information that contains patient data.

What is PHI or Protected Health Information?

300

This is the item type landing page layout.

What is a Summary Screen?

300

This is testing that takes place in the Production environment, but before the full dataset is loaded. 

What is smoke testing?

300

This allows us to interact with a website or an application.

What is UI or User Interface?

300

This is a system feature that must be enabled by development for an entire client environment.

What is a Toggle?

300

This is a law that was created to establish rules for protecting sensitive health information from disclosure without patient's consent. 

What is HIPAA or the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act?

400

This is where a client's full source system dataset is hosted for end user use. 

What is Production?

400

This is the individual identified as having the most knowledge when it comes to their system.

What is the Subject Matter Expert?

400

This is when a specific feature is added to an existing program.

What is a Plug-In?

400

This is a way to access VCO with one set of credentials.

What is SSO?

400

This is something that will stop a project from proceeding forward to Go Live.

What is a Go Live Blocker?

500

These are the various areas within VCO.

What is a Workspace?

500

This is the name of the system used to track internal and external ticket submissions.

What is Issue Tracker or Support Portal?

500

The programming language used to stage our client's data in VCO.

What is SQL?

500

A tool that helps healthcare organizations manage user access and control sensitive information.

What is AD or Active Directory?

500

This is the term used for how long patient data needs to be kept.

What is a Retention Period?

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