title: Making IT ends meet. Susquehanna Health System outsources Siemens' prized product to nearby hospitals looking for an affordable alternative.
abstract: Susquehanna Health System has been offering small, rural hospitals a more affordable information technology system through a unique outsourcing agreement. The system's CIO, Pamela Wirth, left, has advocated the provider-to-provider arrangement, which could draw the ire of some vendors.
authors.forename: Cinda
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Becker
mesh_terms: D019981:Health Care Sector / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006751:Hospital Information Systems / Q000191:economics*; D006780:Hospitals, Rural / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D020416:Outsourced Services; D010414:Pennsylvania