title: Planning for the future: the implementation of an automated clinical system.
abstract: Preparing for automation is as important to the whole automation process as choosing the correct system. Planning should start some time before actual purchase. Once the strategic planning is complete, staff can begin researching what applications are available, what they do, what vendors are reputable, etc. Then the agency can begin the actual implementation.
authors.affiliation: Rex Home Services (RHS), Raleigh, NC, USA.
authors.forename: H K
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Poole
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wilson
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Mason
mesh_terms: D000555:Ambulatory Care Information Systems / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007591:Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D010934:Planning Techniques; D012984:Software; D014481:United States