To buy or not to buy technology: applying the new formulas.
Because hospitals are under increasing pressure to contain costs and yet continue to provide high quality patient care, trustees must be able to make cost-effective technology acquisition decisions. The author discusses the major factors that affect technology purchasing decisions, from information gathering to internal considerations such as financial constraints and the hospital's long-range goals. He also examines the expected effect of prospective pricing on technology management and decisionmaking.
D002201:Capital Expenditures; D003657:Decision Making; D006075:Governing Board; D006801:Humans; D013677:Medical Laboratory Science / Q000191:economics*; D011682:Purchasing, Hospital / Q000191:economics*; D014481:United States