title: The value of shared services.
abstract: A multisite shared services organization, combined with a robust business continuity plan, provides infrastructure and redundancies that mitigate risk for hospital CFOs. These structures can position providers to do the following: move essential operations out of a disaster impact zone, if necessary. Allow resources to focus on immediate patient care needs. Take advantage of economies of scale in temporary staffing. Leverage technology. Share in investments in disaster preparedness and business continuity solutions
authors.affiliation: HCA's Shared Services Group, Nashville, Tenn., USA. beverly.wallace@hcahealthcare.com
authors.forename: Beverly B
authors.initials: BB
authors.lastname: Wallace
mesh_terms: D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D005377:Financial Management, Hospital; D006739:Hospital Administration; D006740:Hospital Administrators; D006755:Hospital Shared Services / Q000191:economics* / Q000458:organization & administration; D009096:Multi-Institutional Systems; D024382:Professional Role; D014481:United States