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Outsourcing Journal July 2006 Issue

 

EVEREST VOICE
Suppliers Face a Changed World As First Generation Outsourcing Deals Expire; New Players Hope to Gain Business in Round Two: The Everest Research Institute analyzed deals up for renewal between 2006-2008. It found 41 percent face a medium-to-high risk of getting restructured. Here's how the world is changing and what it means for both buyers and suppliers.

FOCUS ON: Outsourcing Relationships
New Study Details What Makes Outsourcing Relationships Work: Why do some outsourcing relationships shine and others fail miserably? A new study by Capgemini lists nine steps to relationship success.

FOCUS ON: HR
Gaming Corporation Doesn't Bet the House Because Its Supplier Checks Out Job Applicants: While honesty is a prized characteristic of any employee, it is an absolute necessity for employees of gaming companies. Here's how outsourcing helps Boyd Gaming deal with hiring challenges.

FOCUS ON IT: Data Security
Outsourcing Threat Detection Keeps Corporate Networks Up and Running: This is the second story in a series on data security. Data threats can cripple any network in virtually the blink of an eye. To protect its network, Swift Energy outsources its network monitoring. It didn't take long to discover what a wise decision that was.

The Healthcare Outsourcing Issue

FOCUS ON: HR
Removing Reservations about Outsourcing the Healthcare Recruiting Process: People are an organization's number one asset. Yet many hospitals are reluctant to outsource their recruiting process despite a nationwide staffing crisis for fear of giving up control over how people enter the organization. Here's how two hospitals resolved that issue.

FOCUS ON: HR
Behavioral Healthcare Provider Surgically Removes IT from HR Department by Outsourcing to an MSP: A growing provider was able to cut its benefits costs by half yet double the quality of those benefits by outsourcing. That helped it recruit staff for its new locations.

FOCUS ON: IT
Outsourcing Data Management Pays for Rural Hospital: Thanks to a new outsourced health information management system, West Branch Regional Medical Centers's paper deluge and records access challenges are a thing of the past. What's more, the solution is more than paying for itself.

FOCUS ON: IT
ITO Services Improve Workers' Compensation Support: Thanks to a technology-enabled outsourced solution, what used to take two to four weeks or more for a doctor's workers' compensation report on a patient now takes about 30 seconds. The solution also helps get injured employees back to work faster, lowering costs for employers.

FOCUS ON: Legal
Clinical Information System Implementations: A 'Three-Way' Street: The centerpiece of current healthcare information technology outsourcing initiatives is the buyer's decision to implement a new clinical information system. Attorney Bruce Leshine posits the best way to go about this is for the buyer, supplier, and CIS vendor to work together to craft a solution.

 

 


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