title: Outsourcing moves into new territory.
abstract: More and more healthcare executives are hiring outsiders to shoulder burdens they once carried in-house. Delegating some support services, such as laundry, is nothing new. But relentless pressure to cut costs and rapid system consolidation have executives scrambling for new solutions to business problems. These days few functions are exempt from being contracted out.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hensley
mesh_terms: D003284:Contract Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003363:Cost Control / Q000379:methods; D003625:Data Collection; D005377:Financial Management, Hospital / Q000639:trends*; D006077:Government Agencies / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006748:Hospital Departments / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006754:Hospital Restructuring / Q000191:economics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends; D007221:Industry / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008329:Managed Care Programs; D012308:Risk Management; D014481:United States; D000078329:Workforce