title: Software license agreements: don't get locked into bad deals. Do's and don'ts of negotiating the best long-term arrangement with IT vendors.
abstract: Selecting, implementing and operating the right technology solutions are increasingly critical components for health plans in today's competitive consumer health care market. Decisions about what architecture to employ, what software applications to buy and what hardware platform to run affect a plan's ability to become a market leader. Additionally, health plans must consider the best approaches for maintaining and operating their IT solutions, which inevitably include employing a global sourcing strategy that extends IT budgets and expertise while lowering costs.
authors.affiliation: FCG, USA.
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: O'Dell
authors.forename: Gregory S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: LeGrow
mesh_terms: D032982:Contracts; D007256:Information Systems; D007348:Insurance, Health; D017008:Negotiating / Q000379:methods*; D012984:Software; D014481:United States