title: Shared services centers can drive significant savings.
abstract: A study of more than 30 U.S. integrated delivery systems (IDSs) found that implementing effective shared services centers can drive significant cost savings in human resources, accounts payable, and procurement. Many IDSs have not adopted effective shared services strategies. Implementing administrative shared services involves low risk and a relatively low start-up investment.
authors.affiliation: Oracle Corporation, Phoenix, USA. james.mcdowell@oracle.com
authors.forename: Jim
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: McDowell
mesh_terms: D017046:Cost Savings; D019033:Delivery of Health Care, Integrated / Q000191:economics*; D006755:Hospital Shared Services / Q000191:economics* / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014481:United States