title: Controlling information technology costs.
abstract: Health care executives are increasingly frustrated by Information Technology (IT). Although our industry is often accused of underinvesting in technology (hospitals average 2-3 percent of their costs in IT, compared to other industry's 8-10 percent), when IT investments are made, they fail to reflect demonstrable return to the bottom line. Yet the effective deployment of technology is so critical to the success of the organization and can in itself cause the failure of a health care system.
authors.affiliation: Hunter Group, St. Petersburg, FL, USA. THonanTHG@worldnet.att.net
authors.forename: Tom
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Honan
authors.forename: Vince
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Ciotti
mesh_terms: D002017:Budgets / Q000458:organization & administration; D003253:Consultants; D003363:Cost Control; D006751:Hospital Information Systems / Q000191:economics*; D006801:Humans; D019451:Information Management / Q000191:economics; D007449:Investments / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D020416:Outsourced Services / Q000191:economics; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling / Q000191:economics; D012456:Salaries and Fringe Benefits; D014481:United States; D000078329:Workforce