title: Software life cycle demands reform, calls for open networks.
abstract: Healthcare organizations can no longer accommodate the four-to-eight-year cycle for information software development. The senior VP of a large teaching hospital in Houston offers solid ways to shorten the cycle and be prepared to incorporate more rapid changes in technology.
authors: Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX.
authors: B
authors: B
authors: Minard
mesh_terms: D006746:Hospital Bed Capacity, 500 and over; D006751:Hospital Information Systems / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D011340:Problem Solving; D012984:Software / Q000592:standards*; D013781:Texas