title: The metabolism of change.
abstract: A flood of new technologies is engulfing health care. Adopting them can be magical, or horrifically problematic. Yet few institutions have any real, routine process for thinking about them. There are four essential actions an organization must take to explore this fascinating, confusing world of high technology.
authors.affiliation: bbear@well.com
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Flower
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Guillaume
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D006801:Humans; D008490:Medical Informatics / Q000639:trends; D013677:Medical Laboratory Science / Q000639:trends; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D013673:Technology Assessment, Biomedical / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States