title: Project planning for health care software implementations.
abstract: It is estimated that 78% of projects fail to meet their original objectives. The time spent on project planning will help to improve on this statistic and directly yield a more successful project outcome. Based on the experiences of a panel of experts and the authors' experiences, this article presents a detailed planning guide to increase the chances of success on health care software implementations.
authors.affiliation: School of Graduate Professional Studies, Penn State University-Great Valley, Malvern, PA 19355, USA. PDL3@psu.edu
authors.forename: Peggy Daniels
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hirshfield
mesh_terms: D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D058016:Health Facility Administration; D006801:Humans; D010934:Planning Techniques; D012984:Software; D014481:United States