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The article reports on the challenges that many U.S. hospitals and hospital executive committees face when deciding on which information technology projects to fund. A discussion of an increase which has been seen in the number of U.S. hospitals that have initiated a structured and coherent governance process to manage information technology issues is presented. Methods which hospitals can use to initiate information technology governance processes are discussed. INSETS: Governing IT: rules to live by;Scenario: the doctor rebellion;Scenario: plugging in the entire staff.