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  • Title: Outsourcing boom. Survey shows more hospitals turning to outside firms for a broad range of services.
    Author: Hensley S.
    Journal: Mod Healthc; 1997 Sep 01; 27(35):51-6, 58-60, 62-4. PubMed ID: 10170384.
    Abstract:
    Our annual survey of contract management companies shows their business is booming, as more and more healthcare executives turn to outsiders to provide a broad range of services once provided by hospital staffs. Even the largest companies reported double- and triple-digit increases in contracts. For many healthcare facilities, cutting costs is the main reason to outsource, the survey found.
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