Contract versus shared services.
Contract service and shared service organizations are the two primary alternatives to in-house maintenance of medical equipment. The emphasis on manufacturer-based service has been decreasing lately for all but the most specialized equipment. This development is due to a variety of influences, chiefly related to the economy, and the need of the hospital to access broad-based technologists to service the equipment, and provide rapid technical support. The factors which must be weighed by the hospital in considering these two approaches are examined.
D003284:Contract Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005376:Financial Management / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006755:Hospital Shared Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008284:Maintenance and Engineering, Hospital / Q000191:economics*; D014481:United States