The other side of outsourcing
Ciotti, V.; Pagnotta, B.
Healthcare Financial Management Journal of the Healthcare Financial Management Association 59(2): 38-41
2005
ISSN/ISBN: 0735-0732 PMID: 15770838 Document Number: 592863
Outsourcing IT is the subject of much discussion in health care today. However, many of the key rationales for outsourcing-including lowering costs and improving service-may not come to pass. Outsourcing may be appropriate in extreme situations, but most hospitals would be better advised to manage the very important strategic resource of healthcare IT themselves.