title: Outsourcing boom. Survey shows more hospitals turning to outside firms for a broad range of services.
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.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hensley
mesh_terms: D003284:Contract Services / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003363:Cost Control / Q000379:methods; D003625:Data Collection; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006748:Hospital Departments / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000639:trends; D009735:Nursing Homes / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000639:trends; D010934:Planning Techniques; D014481:United States