title: The politics of information technology.
abstract: Information technology implementation is a political process. In the increasingly cost-controlled, high-tech healthcare environment, a successful nursing system implementation demands a nurse leader with both political savvy and technological competency.
authors.affiliation: Nursing Informatics, Cerner Corporation, Kansas City, MO 64117, USA. rsimpson@cerner.com
authors.forename: Roy L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Simpson
mesh_terms: D003220:Conflict, Psychological; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D007857:Leadership; D009718:Nurse Administrators / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000523:psychology; D024802:Nurse's Role / Q000523:psychology; D048108:Nursing Informatics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011057:Politics; D018511:Systems Integration; D013673:Technology Assessment, Biomedical