title: What's the best approach to choosing IT?
abstract: When choosing technology, providers should determine what systems and applications they are using and where improvement is needed and with what outcome. Providers should first: Assess organizationwide goals. Know how much they can spend. Understand the options. Consider five essential criteria-functionality, integration, support requirements, risk, and total cost of ownership.
authors.affiliation: First Consulting Group, New York, USA. mcosta@fcg.com
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Costa
authors.forename: Ben
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Marrone
mesh_terms: D002755:Choice Behavior; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006751:Hospital Information Systems; D014481:United States