title: Software upgrade can end with hard landing.
abstract: A hospital's plan to switch over to the latest version of software for its information systems often can result in a nasty surprise--the facility's hardware isn't up to the task, and the solution will cost a bundle, often hundreds of thousands of dollars. Providing your vendor with thorough and precise data can help avoid such pitfalls.
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authors: Gardner
mesh_terms: D002201:Capital Expenditures; D003657:Decision Making; D006751:Hospital Information Systems / Q000191:economics* / Q000592:standards; D012984:Software / Q000592:standards*; D014481:United States