title: How to plan for new technology.
abstract: New technology on the horizon will dramatically change the way health care is delivered. Hospitals must start planning now for the strategic issues they will face in the not-too-distant future.
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Greene
mesh_terms: D002017:Budgets; D003258:Consumer Behavior; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D006075:Governing Board; D006752:Hospital Planning / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D010934:Planning Techniques; D013673:Technology Assessment, Biomedical; D014481:United States