title: Time for new rigor on vendor contracts. At a time when the meaningful use process is intensifying for providers, and as accountable care structures emerge, industry experts agree: CIOs and other healthcare it leaders need to push vendors hard in order to obtain--and maintain--favorable contracting terms.
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hagland
mesh_terms: D003132:Commerce; D032982:Contracts; D063005:Health Information Systems; D006740:Hospital Administrators; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D007857:Leadership; D062527:Meaningful Use; D017008:Negotiating; D010565:Persuasive Communication; D014481:United States