title: Contract management.
abstract: From the employee cafeteria to the emergency department all the way to the executive offices, there are contract firms that will provide hospitals with a spectrum of services. But how do health care executives decide whether this is the right option for their hospital?
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Souhrada
mesh_terms: D003258:Consumer Behavior / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003284:Contract Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005376:Financial Management / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006742:Hospital Bed Capacity; D006748:Hospital Departments / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States