Possibilities and pitfalls of outsourcing

Healthcare Financial Management, Oct, 2005 by Sarah E. Hazelwood, Anita C. Hazelwood, Ellen D. Cook

DID YOU KNOW?

Outsourcing is expected to gain momentum in health care as hospitals seek creative ways to cut costs while maintaining high-quality patient care. A survey of VHA hospitals indicated that outsourcing accounted for approximately 16 percent of operational budgets in 2003, up 2 percent from 2002.

Sarah E. Hazelwood is a healthcare management consultant, Lafayette, La. (SarahEH711@yahoo.com).

Anita C. Hazelwood, RHIA, FAHIMA, is a professor of health information management, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette, La. (hazelwd@louisiana.edu).

Ellen D. Cook, CPA, is a professor of accounting, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette, La. (edcook@louisiana.edu).