The other side of outsourcing

Outsourcing IT is the subject of much discussion in health care today. However, many of the key rationales for outsourcing-including lowering costs and improving service-may not come to pass. Outsourcing may be appropriate in extreme situations, but most hospitals would be better advised to manage t...

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Published inHealthcare financial management Vol. 59; no. 2; pp. 38 - 40
Main Authors Ciotti, Vince, Pagnotta, Bob
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Healthcare Financial Management Association 01.02.2005
Subjects
Computers
Consulting firms
Delivery of Health Care - organization & administration
Departments
Disadvantages
Employees
Health care
Health care industry
Hospital Administration
Hospitals
Information Management - organization & administration
Information systems
Information technology
Information technology services
Outsourced Services - economics
Outsourced Services - organization & administration
Outsourcing
Patient satisfaction
Profit margins
Services
United States
United States
United States > US
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Summary:Outsourcing IT is the subject of much discussion in health care today. However, many of the key rationales for outsourcing-including lowering costs and improving service-may not come to pass. Outsourcing may be appropriate in extreme situations, but most hospitals would be better advised to manage the very important strategic resource of healthcare IT themselves.
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ISSN:0735-0732