title: Outsourcing in and outs. Add concierge services to the tasks being handled by outsiders. For many hospitals, however, outsourcing is still out of bounds.
authors.affiliation: bkirchh@sbcglobal.net
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kirchheimer
mesh_terms: D003625:Data Collection; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards; D005521:Food Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006748:Hospital Departments / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006797:Housekeeping, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D007847:Laundry Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008284:Maintenance and Engineering, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D020416:Outsourced Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014481:United States