title: Information technology financing options.
abstract: Healthcare executives facing the challenges of delivering quality care and controlling costs must consider the role information technology systems can play in meeting those challenges. To make the best use of information system expenditures, organizations must carefully plan how to finance system acquisitions. Some options that should be considered are paying cash, financing, financing "soft" costs, leasing, credit warehousing and early acceptance financing, and tax-exempt and conduit financing.
authors.affiliation: Heller Financial, Oak Brook, IL, USA.
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authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rai
mesh_terms: D002201:Capital Expenditures; D002202:Capital Financing / Q000379:methods*; D003199:Computer Systems / Q000191:economics* / Q000592:standards; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D019033:Delivery of Health Care, Integrated / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006779:Hospitals, Public / Q000191:economics; D006788:Hospitals, Voluntary / Q000191:economics; D007256:Information Systems / Q000191:economics* / Q000592:standards; D007860:Leasing, Property / Q000191:economics; D013660:Taxes; D014481:United States