title: Technology and equipment: essentials of the art of evaluation, negotiation, and acquisition.
abstract: The competition for scarce finances for equipment/technology purchases can be won with careful preparation and documentation. Planning and implementing effective negotiation strategies can lower the cost of new technology acquisitions.
authors.affiliation: Iroquois Shared Services, Inc., Albany, NY.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Friedman
mesh_terms: D002201:Capital Expenditures; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D006801:Humans; D007324:Institutional Management Teams; D007362:Intensive Care Units / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008421:Materials Management, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011682:Purchasing, Hospital; D013673:Technology Assessment, Biomedical / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States