title: Investing in clinical IT.
abstract: To ensure that clinical IT implementation is accomplished properly, healthcare organization executives should involve care givers and gain medical staff support. CFOs need to stretch beyond their own comfort zones and become technically literate and involved in clinical IT issues.
authors.affiliation: Health Futures, Inc., Charlottesville, VA, USA.
authors.forename: Jeff
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Goldsmith
mesh_terms: D001292:Attitude to Computers; D020000:Decision Support Systems, Clinical / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D005377:Financial Management, Hospital / Q000379:methods*; D006740:Hospital Administrators; D006801:Humans; D007449:Investments; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D010934:Planning Techniques; D024382:Professional Role; D014481:United States