title: Assessing IT expenditures in an uncertain economy.
abstract: Approaches that CFOs and CIOs may consider when determining how to gain the most value from IT investments at the least cost include: Portfolio review. Contract review and negotiation. Contract negotiation. Analyses of IT spend, return, labor productivity, and strategic projects. Lifecycle management. Data management. Taking advantage of crisis.
authors.affiliation: Kurt Salmon Associates, New York, NY, USA. gerard.nussbaum@kurtsalmon.com
authors.forename: Gerard M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Nussbaum
mesh_terms: D003363:Cost Control; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis / Q000379:methods; D005377:Financial Management, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006751:Hospital Information Systems / Q000191:economics*; D014481:United States