title: Eight steps to successful hardware and software procurement.
abstract: Healthcare organizations purchase new hardware and software to enable them to support changing business needs and improve operating efficiencies. The procurement process, rather than the implementation of hardware and software, sets the stage for success. Eight key steps in the procurement process are to understand the need, capitalize the project, understand the market, structure the right team, gather vendor information, apply drivers and values, integrate process and system, and negotiate wisely. Following these eight steps will help healthcare organizations reap the greatest benefit from their investment.
authors.affiliation: First Consulting Group, Seattle, WA, USA.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Krouse
mesh_terms: D002201:Capital Expenditures; D003201:Computers / Q000191:economics*; D003284:Contract Services; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D006751:Hospital Information Systems / Q000191:economics*; D007449:Investments; D017008:Negotiating; D010934:Planning Techniques; D011682:Purchasing, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012984:Software / Q000191:economics*; D018511:Systems Integration; D014481:United States