title: "Without question, most of us wish we'd started earlier".
abstract: Physician leaders and CIOs share what they've learned about implementing clinical information systems. Among their lessons: Link the IS vision with the organization's strategic plan, build in flexibility to accommodate growth, get departments to engage in systems thinking that goes beyond their own areas and, above all, start early.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Veatch
mesh_terms: D015510:Clinical Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003195:Computer Communication Networks; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D019033:Delivery of Health Care, Integrated / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007256:Information Systems / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007857:Leadership; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D008486:Physician Executives; D016730:Program Development; D018511:Systems Integration; D014481:United States