title: CEOs begin to share control of IS purchases.
abstract: Although senior executives and departmental staff frequently play a role in information management purchasing decisions, chief executives still have accountability for final decision making--especially when the purchases involved are capital-intensive. However, according to an exclusive survey of executives conducted by Hospitals, things are slowly beginning to change.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hard
mesh_terms: D003625:Data Collection; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D006740:Hospital Administrators / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006751:Hospital Information Systems / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011682:Purchasing, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States