title: The trials, tribulations of being a guinea pig.
abstract: Turning your hospital into a laboratory for developing new computer products is "not something for the foolish or faint-hearted," warned one information systems manager. Joint-development agreements can be risky business and cause many headaches for all parties, but the payback for hospitals can be a big price break or even a major competitive edge.
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authors: Gardner
mesh_terms: D006751:Hospital Information Systems / Q000592:standards*; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D010865:Pilot Projects; D012106:Research; D012109:Research Support as Topic / Q000458:organization & administration; D012306:Risk; D012984:Software / Q000592:standards*; D014481:United States